Newshub presenter Samantha Hayes announces engagement to Jay Blaauw 18 Jan, 2021 02:08 AM 2 minutes to read The presenter shared her engagement news on Instagram this afternoon. Photo / Instagram NZ Herald Newshub presenter Sam Hayes has just announced her engagement to her partner of over two years Jeroen Blaauw - and has shared the sweet story of how they met. In a sweet Instagram post shared this afternoon, Hayes shared the news that Blaauw, known as Jay, had proposed late last year. "Jay proposed on Dec 22nd (while I was wearing gumboots) and now we're getting married!" Hayes, 36, wrote alongside a photo of the pair.