Trevor McKewen
Sports Insider
Trevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald.
Trevor is based in Auckland and semi-retired. He has worked in the sports media and administration businesses for 45 years and was NZME's inaugural Head of Sport from 2015 to 2018. He was also a senior executive for New Zealand Rugby and the Warriors NRL franchise and has a special interest in the commercial side of sport. Trevor's popular SportsInsider column appears weekly in the NZ Herald.
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Sports Insider: The Kiwis casting secret votes in Olympic presidency ballot
OPINION: Two Olympic medallists are in a group who will decide the next boss of the Games.
Sports Insider: The Aussie who controls the future of top Kiwi sport
OPINION: A Saudi-backed power-broker may be the key to this country's sporting fortunes.
Sports Insider: Liam Lawson’s trial by fire
OPINION: Lawson will co-star in a real-life soap opera, a carnival of horsepower and egos.
Sports Insider: Warriors guilty of throwing rocks at glass houses in NRL expansion row
The Warriors put a blocking run on a second Kiwi side.
Sports Insider: Memo NZR – This is what happens when you ‘dance with the devil’
'Dancing with the devil is easy; it's stepping away that's hard.'
Sports Insider: Why NZ Rugby needs Wallabies revival as much as Australia does
OPINION: The All Blacks need strong rivals across the Tasman.
Sports Insider: NFL superstar is secret weapon against Warriors in Las Vegas
NFL legend could help NRL fill Las Vegas stadium
Sports Insider: Blues v Warriors v Auckland FC – who will capture our sporting affections?
OPINION: The Blues v the Warriors v Auckland FC in the battle for Auckland.
Sports Insider's best from a bumper year for Kiwi stars
OPINION: Some of our biggest sporting stars shone, others crashed and burned.
Sports Insider: David Kirk's strategic move into rugby's leadership spotlight
OPINION: The former All Blacks captain is a beacon of hope for rugby in this country.
Sports Insider: Another jarring example of how NZR is losing its way
The 'All Blacks' name has been spread far and wide by New Zealand Rugby.
Sports Insider: How Sky TV can stay ahead of the Big Tech streamers
OPINION: NZ's pay-TV leader has weathered some tough storms but faces fresh challenges.
Sports Insider: It was no knockout but Netflix lands big punch in streaming wars
OPINION: TikTok disrupts the sports scene, targeting youth with Messi and more.
Sports Insider: Amazon, Apple reshape sports viewership for Kiwi fans
OPINION: Big Tech enters sports, challenging Sky TV; World Rugby to elect a new chair.
Sports Insider: Is top talent gun-shy of standing for NZ Rugby's board?
OPINION: The national game has a chance to get fresh thinking at the top.
Sports Insider: Time to draw a line under Silver Lake shambles
OPINION: 'I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so.'
Sports Insider: The hate is real – Irish do over All Blacks with Friday test
OPINION: The All Blacks are being made to front up to Ireland only six days after England.
Sports Insider: Rugby, hockey and netball in danger of dumping from Comm Games
OPINION: Three sports dear to New Zealand affections face the boot.
Sports Insider: How the NRL is failing international rugby league
OPINION: NRL's grand final high is for clubs but is a loss for the international game.
Sports Insider: Liam Lawson and the long road to a decent payday
OPINION: The Kiwi driver has crossed a murky pathway to seize his F1 chance.
Sports Insider: Could South Africa return to Super Rugby?
OPINION: And would Kiwis even want them back?
Sports Insider: Sanzaar is dead, NZ and South African greed, self-interest kills Rugby Championship
OPINION: Southern discomfort as All Blacks' ties to South Africa put Sanzaar in the cold.
Sports Insider: 'Crisis' summit called by World Rugby could open door for Saudis
OPINION: It may be the most significant gathering of rugby's overlords in over a decade.
Sports Insider: Why Boks' mad chemists should scare All Blacks fans
OPINION: The aura of the Springboks boss is enhanced by a former All Black.
Sports Insider: How much damage will be done by Warriors' failed campaign?
OPINION: Looking back at what went wrong for Andrew Webster's side.
Sports Insider: Olympics' golden glow puts All Blacks in the shade
The days of sitting smugly on the mountain peering down at inferior also-rans are over.
Sports Insider: NZ Cricket's daft idea will send Eden Park's rebuild costs soaring
OPINION: Cricket is looking after itself while concealing the added costs from public.
Sports Insider: The secret South Island NRL bid that no one wants to talk about
OPINION: A hidden consortium of millionaires is looking to steal the spotlight.
Time for New Zealand Rugby to kick Silver Lake to touch: Sports Insider
OPINION: Drastic action could salvage the situation for NZR.
Sports Insider: The battle for Auckland's sporting affection
The battle for the sporting hearts of Auckland heats up.
Sports Insider: NRL in talks to bring Origin to Eden Park
'It's that old hoary chestnut of how late Eden Park can stay open.'
Sports Insider: Olympics and bureaucrats do over our sporting stars once again
Are the Olympic Games a modern-day version of medieval peasantry?
Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future
ANALYSIS: What to do with the lemon that is Silver Lake.
Sports Insider: Rugby’s Mexican stand-off creates a dramatic showdown
'This is rugby pitched against rugby.'
SportsInsider: How Joe Biden cost NZ a second NRL team
White House geo-politics have tackled Christchurch's sporting ambitions.
How US President Joe Biden cost NZ a second NRL team
How White House geo-politics spoiled plans for a Christchurch NRL team.
Sports Insider: Middle East money is bad for rugby but NZR will still support it
Qatari cash comes at a useful time for NZ Rugby, but what are the costs?
Sports Insider: Eden Park tipped to win stadium war - but at what cost?
Auckland councillors will meet in May to determine the city's future stadia.
Sports Insider: NZ's most influential athlete and the challenge for Razor
An All Blacks dilemma after a league switch; Wrexham's fairy-tale rise continues to rise.
Sports Insider: Why aren't the Warriors feeling the love from Aussie TV?
Sydney's NRL bosses must recognise the Warriors' rise.
Rugby's civil war breaks out; WhatsApp gaffe splits sports team
New Zealand Rugby enters a state of civil war.
Sports Insider: NZ's highest paid women's sports stars
OPINION: A Black Ferns star is a bright light in the Kiwi sporting landscape.
Sports Insider: ‘Bastard child' Super Rugby awakens but is NZR listening?
And has the North Island been 'promised' to the Warriors?
Sports Insider: Logo, jersey revealed for South Island NRL bid
Kea could take flight in NRL.
Why the Victoria Park cricket idea is a no-brainer
Opinion: If anything is going to derail this, it will be politics.
Sports Insider: Why NRL won't gamble on Warriors move
Why the Kiwi league club could be unlucky with its Sin City gamble.