Auki Henry © 2011
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| HighRPM Presenter - Auki Henry |
Originally born as Lionel Renagi William Henry on the 21st April 1974 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to a Papuan mother and a father of mixed English and Scottish ancestry. Auki, as he was eventually named spent the next two years growing up amongst the natives of New Guniea and travelling with his family to what are still some of the most remote and sparsely inhabited wilds of the country's inner region.
Eventually the family moved to Darwin, capital of Australia's Northern Territory and Auki spent his formative years concentrating on education and swimming. From a young age Auki found a passion for a wide variety of pastimes and sports, being a competetive swimmer and eventually representing his state and country has led to a level of discipline and routine that has continued today as he writes freelance fitness and health articles for various publications. After graduating high school and studying information technology at NTU, Auki followed a career as certified IT Professional responsible for state government assets and infrastructure which he still does to this day.
Along with his civilian job a patriotic streak also drove Auki to enlist part time with the Australian Army and in 2003 he completed recruit training at Kapooka and came back to the Northern Territory to serve in the specialised infantry recon unit Norforce. Always true to the need to immerse himself in a variety of interests Auki has also built secondary careers in media disciplines such as design, animation, videography, editing and web development. It was from exposure to industries associated with these and a realisation that he needed to try more challenging avenues of interest that led him to being discovered by Real Identities.
After a short stint doing local promotional work and the help of an agency publicity push he landed one of four positions presenting on the newly formed motorsports media outlet HighRPM.
