Veitch pops the question to girlfriend on Sydney trip

Sports broadcaster Tony Veitch is engaged after proposing to his girlfriend in Australia.

It is understood Veitch proposed to Lisa Bryan, his partner of three years, while they were in Sydney last week.

The couple have been very private about their relationship over the past few years.

Ms Bryan - in her late 20s - grew up in Auckland and is a former student of Massey University.

On her LinkedIn page, she is listed as the project manager at The Building Intelligence Group, based in Auckland City. She is also a qualified property valuer.

The couple were first spotted together in 2011, when a women's magazine captured photos of them enjoying a Valentine's Day meal in Herne Bay.

A friend told the magazine at the time: "[Tony] knows he can't go through life alone and he needs love and support, like anyone else."

In previous years the couple have been pictured together at Auckland events, including at a long lunch hosted by luxury European car brand Volvo in Ponsonby in 2012.

Veitch was previously married to Zoe Halford.

A spokeswoman for The Radio Network, Veitch's employer, said she did not know of an engagement.