NZ Herald leadership
Murray Kirkness
NZ Herald editor-in-chief
Murray Kirkness is NZME's editor-in-chief.
Hamish Fletcher
Premium Content Development Managing Editor
Hamish Fletcher is the New Zealand Herald's Premium Content Development Managing Editor and is responsible for Premium content and newsroom planning.
Alanah Eriksen
Live news managing editor
Alanah Eriksen is the Herald's live news managing editor.
Matt Martel
Audience and Platform Curation Managing Editor
Matt Martel is NZME’s managing editor for audience and platform curation.
Stuart Dye
Head of Print Content
Stuart Dye is NZME's Head of Print Content overseeing the Herald, five regional mastheads and 17 community titles.
Oskar Alley
Head of Editorial Digital Acceleration
Oskar Alley is the New Zealand Herald’s Head of Editorial Digital Acceleration.
Lois Turei
Head of Cultural Partnerships and Newsroom Diversity
Lois Turei is NZME's Head of Cultural Partnerships and Newsroom Diversity.
Duncan Bridgeman
NZME Business Managing Editor
Duncan Bridgeman is the managing editor of NZME Business, responsible for the Business Herald and BusinessDesk.
Sarah Bristow
Head of Content and Strategy, Video and Audio
Sarah Bristow is NZME's Head of Content and Strategy - Video and Audio.
NationalJournalists
Amy Wiggins
Education reporter, NZ Herald.
Amy Wiggins is the New Zealand Herald's education reporter.
Anna Leask
Senior Journalist - crime and justice
Anna Leask, specialist in crime and justice reporting for the New Zealand Herald, has covered some of New Zealand’s biggest events, incidents, tragedies and disasters.
Ben Leahy
Reporter
Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald.
Benjamin Plummer
Multimedia Journalist
Benjamin Plummer is an Auckland-based reporter for the New Zealand Herald who covers breaking news.
Bernard Orsman
Auckland Reporter
Bernard Orsman is the New Zealand Herald's Auckland and Super City reporter.
Chelsea Daniels
The Front Page podcast host
Chelsea Daniels is the host of The Front Page and a senior reporter for the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB.
Cheree Kinnear
Multimedia Journalist
Cheree Kinnear, lead of the video brand ‘Focus’ for The New Zealand Herald, pulls together compelling visual stories across news, sport and entertainment.
Cherie Howie
Reporter
Cherie Howie is a reporter with the New Zealand Herald specialising in general news and features.
Chris Knox
Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism
Chris Knox is the Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism for the New Zealand Herald.
Craig Kapitan
Senior Multimedia Journalist
Craig Kapitan is a Senior Multimedia Journalist for New Zealand's Herald, with extensive experience reporting on crime, navigating courtrooms, and supervising other crime and courts reporters.
David Fisher
Senior writer
David Fisher is a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald who has twice been named New Zealand’s Reporter of the Year.
David Williams
Multimedia Journalist
David Williams is an Auckland-based Multimedia Journalist.
Isaac Davison
Senior Reporter, Health
Isaac Davison is a health reporter for the New Zealand Herald and has a special interest in inequality, public housing, alcohol and drug reform, and euthanasia.
Jaime Lyth
Multimedia Journalist
Jaime Lyth is a multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on crime and breaking news.
Jamie Morton
Multimedia Journalist
Jamie Morton, a specialist in science and environmental reporting for New Zealand's Herald, has spent the last decade writing about everything from conservation and cosmology to climate change and COVID-19.
Jared Savage
Investigative Journalist
Jared Savage, an Investigative Reporter for New Zealand’s Herald, has reported on some of the most high-profile and controversial cases in recent New Zealand history.
Joseph Los'e
Kaupapa Māori Editor
Joseph Los'e is the New Zealand Herald's Kaupapa Māori Editor.
Katie Harris
Social Issues reporter
Katie Harris is the New Zealand Herald's social issues reporter, regularly writing about sexual assault, workplace bullying and harassment, covering high-profile court cases and national media scandals.
Kim Knight
Senior journalist and restaurant critic
Kim Knight is a Senior Writer for the New Zealand Herald.
Kirsty Wynn
Reporter
Kirsty Wynn is a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald with more than 25 years experience in Auckland newsrooms.
Lincoln Tan
Multimedia Journalist
Lincoln Tan, a Multimedia Journalist for New Zealand’s Herald, specialises in covering stories around diversity and immigration.
Lynley Ward
Reporter, NZ Herald
Lynley Ward is a reporter and news director for the New Zealand Herald.
Michael Morrah
Senior investigative reporter
Michael Morrah is a senior investigative reporter.
Neil Reid
Senior reporter
Neil Reid is a Hawke’s Bay-based senior reporter for the New Zealand Herald who has covered some of the country's biggest news and sporting events since 1992.
Nicholas Jones
Investigative Reporter
Nicholas Jones is an investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald.
Rachel Maher
Multimedia Journalist
Rachel Maher is a Multimedia Journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on crime and breaking news.
Raphael Franks
Multimedia Reporter
Raphael Franks is a Multimedia Journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on breaking news, crime, transport and human interest stories.
Rod Emmerson
Editorial Cartoonist
Rod Emmerson is the editorial cartoonist for the NZ Herald and has been in this role since 2003.
Sam Hurley
Deputy Head of Print Content
Sam Hurley is an award-winning journalist and Deputy Head of Print Content for the New Zealand Herald in Auckland.
Shayne Currie
NZME Editor-at-Large
Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie is one of New Zealand's most experienced senior journalists and media leaders.
Simon Wilson
Senior Writer
Simon Wilson is an award-winning senior writer covering politics, the climate crisis, transport, housing, urban design and social issues. He joined the Herald in 2018.
Steve Braunias
Senior Writer
Steve Braunias is a senior writer for the New Zealand Herald.
Tom Dillane
Reporter/Deputy Head of News
Tom Dillane is a reporter at the New Zealand Herald who covers Auckland Council, civic issues, crime, the media industry, and has dipped into several sports investigations.
Tracy Neal
Open Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough
Tracy Neal is a courts and tribunals reporter based in Nelson for the New Zealand Herald. She works as a court reporter covering Nelson and Blenheim courts and tribunal decisions nationwide.
Vaimoana Mase
Pasifika Editor
Vaimoana Mase is the Pasifika editor for New Zealand's Herald Talanoa section and is dedicated to sharing the stories and voices of our Pacific communities.
BusinessJournalists
Tamsyn Parker
Business Editor
Tamsyn Parker, Personal Finance Editor for New Zealand’s Herald, is a firm believer in news that you can use to get your finances in better shape for now and into the future.
Grant Bradley
Deputy Editor - Business
Grant Bradley is the Business Herald’s Deputy Editor, Aviation and Tourism Writer.
Chris Keall
Technology Editor/Senior Business Writer
Chris Keall is the technology editor and a senior business writer for the NZ Herald.
Jane Phare
Senior journalist, NZ Herald
Jane Phare is a senior journalist for the New Zealand Herald.
Jenée Tibshraeny
Wellington Business Editor
Wellington Business Editor, Jenée Tibshraeny, covers business, the economy and public policy for the Business Herald.
Liam Dann
Business Editor at Large
Liam Dann, Business Editor at Large for New Zealand’s Herald, works as a writer, columnist, radio commentator and as a presenter and producer of videos and podcasts.
Matt Nippert
Business Investigations Reporter
Matt Nippert is a Business Investigations Reporter for New Zealand's Herald, specialising in breaking stories about fraud and corruption.
Anne Gibson
Property Editor
Anne Gibson, Property Editor for New Zealand's Herald, has been writing about real estate since 1985 and is a skilled and knowledgeable journalist with deep insights into property as well as other businesses.
Madison Reidy
Senior Business Journalist, host of Markets with Madison
Madison Reidy is a Senior Multimedia Business Journalist and host of Markets with Madison at the New Zealand Herald.
John Weekes
Online Business Editor
John Weekes is the Online Business Editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Cameron Smith
Online Business Editor
Cameron Smith is an Auckland-based journalist and Online Business Editor at the New Zealand Herald.
PoliticsJournalists
Claire Trevett
Political Editor
Claire Trevett is the New Zealand Herald’s Political Editor, based at Parliament in Wellington.
Audrey Young
Senior Political Correspondent
Audrey Young, Senior Political Correspondent at the New Zealand Herald based at Parliament, specialises in writing about politics and power.
Thomas Coughlan
Deputy Political Editor
Thomas Coughlan, Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and explaining the way things like transport and finance touch our lives.
Julia Gabel
Multimedia Journalist
Julia Gabel, part of the Investigations team for New Zealand’s Herald, has gained invaluable experience in reporting on the important issues, including health and housing.
Jason Walls
Political Editor – Newstalk ZB
Jason Walls is Newstalk ZB's Political Editor and has years of experience working across print and radio.
Adam Pearse
Politics reporter
Adam Pearse is a Political Reporter for the New Zealand Herald based in the gallery in Wellington.
Sophie Trigger
Senior Political Reporter, Newstalk ZB
Sophie Trigger is a Senior Political Reporter for Newstalk ZB based in the gallery in Wellington.
Demelza Jackson
Political Journalist, Newstalk ZB
Demelza Jackson is a Political Reporter for Newstalk ZB, working out of the gallery in Wellington.
SportJournalists
Winston Aldworth
Head of Sport
Winston Aldworth is Head of Sport for NZME, working alongside New Zealand’s best sports journalists in the radio and publishing teams.
Cameron McMillan
Deputy Head of Sport
Cameron McMillan is Deputy Head of Sport for NZME. He has been a sports journalist for 20 years and was on duty in 2011, when the All Blacks put things right.
Bonnie Jansen
Multimedia Journalist
Bonnie Jansen is a Multimedia Journalist working with Newstalk ZB, the Herald and Herald Sport teams.
Christopher Reive
Multimedia Journalist
Christopher Reive is a Specialist Multimedia Sports Journalist for New Zealand’s Herald. Covering the world of sport is his definition of living the dream.
Clay Wilson
News Director - Newstalk ZB
Clay Wilson is the Sport News Director for Newstalk ZB. He has worked as a journalist in print, digital and radio.
Elijah Fa'afiu
Multimedia Journalist
Elijah Fa’afiu is a Multimedia Journalist for Newstalk ZB and New Zealand's Herald.
Elliott Smith
Rugby Commentator and Deputy Sports News Editor - Newstalk ZB
Elliott Smith is a Rugby Commentator and Deputy Sports News Editor for Newstalk ZB.
Kris Shannon
Multimedia Journalist
Multimedia journalist Kris Shannon covers cricket, rugby, football and Olympic sports.
Phil Gifford
Contributing Sports Writer
Phil Gifford is a Contributing Sports Writer for NZME. He is one of the most-respected voices in New Zealand sports journalism.
Liam Napier
Chief Sports Writer
Liam Napier is the Chief Sports Writer and Rugby Correspondent for New Zealand's Herald.
Luke Kirkness
Sport Planning Editor
Sport Planning Editor, Luke Kirkness has worked for NZME since 2017, operating in Auckland and the Bay of Plenty.
Michael Burgess
Specialist Multimedia Sports Journalist
Michael Burgess has been a Sports Journalist for New Zealand's Herald since 2005, covering the Olympics, Fifa World Cups, and America’s Cup campaigns.
Nathan Limm
Multimedia Journalist – Newstalk ZB
Nathan Limm is a Multimedia Journalist with Newstalk ZB and New Zealand’s Herald.
Will Toogood
Online Sport Editor
Will Toogood is Online Sport Editor for the New Zealand Herald.
Alex Powell
Online Sports Editor
Alex Powell is an Online Sports Editor for the NZ Herald.
Paul Lewis
Editor, Branded Content & Commercial Publications
Paul Lewis writes about rugby, cricket, league, football, yachting, golf, the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.
Trevor McKewen
Sports Insider, NZ Herald
Trevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald.
Alice Soper
Sports columnist, Herald on Sunday
Alice Soper is a sports columnist for the Herald on Sunday.
EntertainmentJournalists
Jenni Mortimer
Lifestyle and Travel Editor - Audience
Jenni Mortimer, Lifestyle and Travel Editor (audience) for New Zealand's Herald, is passionate about telling stories and providing a place to escape for kiwis in amongst the hard news.
Emma Gleason
Lifestyle and Entertainment Deputy Editor - Audience
Emma Gleason is the New Zealand Herald’s lifestyle and entertainment deputy editor. Based in Auckland, she covers culture, fashion and media.
Ricardo Simich
Society Insider editor
Ricardo Simich is the New Zealand Herald’s Society Insider editor, celebrating New Zealand's elite with an inside look at how the other half live.
LifestyleJournalists
Bethany Reitsma
Senior lifestyle Writer
Bethany Reitsma is a Lifestyle Writer for the New Zealand Herald.
Megan Watts
Lifestyle Multimedia Journalist
Megan Watts is an Auckland-based Lifestyle Multimedia Journalist (Audience) for New Zealand Herald.
Dan Ahwa
Creative and fashion director for Viva and Lifestyle
Dan Ahwa, Creative and Fashion Director of Viva Magazine and the style editor for Canvas magazine, specialises in premium magazine features across fashion, design, arts and culture.
Tyson Beckett
Multimedia Journalist - Premium Lifestyle
Tyson Beckett is a multimedia journalist for Viva and Premium Lifestyle at the New Zealand Herald.
Joanna Wane
Senior Feature Writer Lifestyle Premium
Joanna Wane is a Senior Feature Writer for Lifestyle Premium for the New Zealand Herald.
Johanna Thornton
Deputy editor, Lifestyle Premium
Johanna Thornton is Deputy Editor, Lifestyle Premium for the New Zealand Herald.
Madeleine Crutchley
Multimedia Journalist for Viva and Lifestyle
Madeleine Crutchley is a Multimedia Journalist for Viva and Lifestyle for the New Zealand Herald.
TravelJournalists
Stephanie Holmes
Lifestyle and Travel Editor, Premium
Stephanie Holmes, Lifestyle and Travel Editor, Premium, for New Zealand's Herald, works as an editor, writer, and editorial leader, and as a presenter of videos and podcasts.
Sarah Pollok
Multimedia Journalist
Sarah Pollok, Multimedia Journalist at New Zealand’s Herald, specialises in covering stories on travel and tourism, travelling as close as Waiheke and far as Ecuador for work.
NorthlandJournalists
Rachel Ward
Editor - Northern Advocate
Editor - Northern Advocate
Karina Cooper
News Director
Karina Cooper is news director for the Northern Advocate
Yolisa Tswanya
Deputy news director, Northern Advocate
Yolisa Tswanya is deputy news director at the Northern Advocate based in Whangārei.
Mike Dinsdale
Editor. Northland Age
Mike Dinsdale is the editor of the Northland Age
Brodie Stone
Multimedia Journalist
Brodie Stone is a Multimedia Journalist covering education for the Northern Advocate.
Denise Piper
Multimedia Journalist
Denise Piper is a Multimedia Journalist with the Northern Advocate, based in Whangārei, where she focuses on health and business.
Jenny Ling
Multimedia Journalist
Jenny Ling is a feature writer and news reporter for the Northern Advocate.
Susan Botting
Local Democracy Reporter
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northland.
WaikatoJournalists
Dan Hutchinson
Waikato News Director
Dan Hutchinson is Waikato - BOP Communities team leader and news director.
Dean Taylor
Editor
Dean Taylor is editor of the Te Awamutu Courier and Waikato Herald
Danielle Zollickhofer
Multimedia journalist, Waikato Herald
Multimedia journalist, Waikato Herald
Belinda Feek
Open Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato
Belinda Feek is an Open Justice reporter based in Waikato. She has worked at NZME since February 2015 and been a journalist for 20 years.
Jesse Wood
Multimedia journalist writing for the Te Awamutu Courier and NZME.
Al Williams
Hauraki Coromandel Post editor
Al Williams is the editor of the HC Post, based in Whangamata.
Malisha Kumar
Multimedia journalist
Malisha Kumar is a Multimedia Journalist based in the Waikato.
Maryana Garcia
Multimedia Journalist
Maryana Garcia is a multimedia reporter based in Hamilton, covering Waikato stories of national interest.
Rotorua/Bay of PlentyJournalists
Scott Inglis
Regional editor - Bay of Plenty
Scott is the Bay of Plenty regional editor
Kelly Makiha
Multimedia Journalist
Kelly Makiha, a Multimedia Journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post, specialises in court and police reporting.
Aleyna Martinez
Multimedia journalist
Aleyna Martinez is a multimedia journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post and the Bay of Plenty Times
Ben Fraser
Digital Curator & Live News Reporter
Ben Fraser is a Digital Curator and Live News Reporter for the Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times.
Harriet Laughton
Multimedia journalist
Harriet Laughton is a multimedia journalist for the Bay of Plenty Times and the Rotorua Daily Post.
Laura Smith
Local Democracy Reporter
Laura Smith is the Rotorua Daily Post's Local Democracy Reporter, shining a light on politics in the district.
Megan Wilson
Multimedia Journalist
Megan Wilson is a Multimedia Journalist for the Bay of Plenty Times and Rotorua Daily Post.
Sandra Conchie
Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times
Sandra Conchie is a Multimedia Journalist for the Bay of Plenty Times based in Tauranga.
Samantha Motion
Multimedia Journalist
Samantha Motion is a Multimedia Journalist and News Director at the Bay of Plenty Times.
Sonya Bateson
Regional content leader, Bay of Plenty Times and Rotorua Daily Post
Sonya is a regional content leader for the Bay of Plenty Times and Rotorua Daily Post
Hannah Bartlett
Open Justice reporter - Tauranga
Hannah Bartlett is a Tauranga-based Open Justice reporter at NZME.
Merle Cave
Weekend Sun editor
Ayla Yeoman
Reporter
SunLive reporter
Alisha Evans
Local Democracy Reporter - Bay of Plenty
Local Democracy Reporter - Bay of Plenty
Rosalie Liddle Crawford
Reporter
SunLive reporter
Letitia Atkinson
Newsroom editor
SunLive newsroom editor
Jo Raphael
Hunter Wells
Writer
Weekend Sun
Hawke's BayJournalists
Chris Hyde
Editor, Hawke's Bay Today
Chris Hyde is the Editor of Hawke's Bay Today.
Mark Story
Deputy editor
Mark Story is deputy editor of Hawke's Bay Today
Doug Laing
Multimedia Journalist
Doug Laing, Multimedia Journalist at Hawke’s Bay Today, covers all aspects of provincial journalism including local government, sports, major events, social and justice issues.
James Pocock
Chief Reporter, Gisborne Herald
James Pocock is the chief reporter for the Gisborne Herald.
Michaela Gower
Multimedia Journalist, Hawke's Bay Today
Michaela Gower is a Multimedia Journalist with the Hawke's Bay Today.
Mitchell Hageman
Multimedia Journalist
Mitchell is a Multimedia Journalist with the New Zealand Herald.
Maddisyn Jeffares
Editor - Hawke's Bay Communities
Maddisyn Jeffares is Editor of the Hastings Leader and Napier Courier.
Leanne Warr
Editor - Bush Telegraph
Leanne Warr is Editor of the Bush Telegraph.
Ric Stevens
Open Justice reporter
Ric Stevens is a Multimedia Journalist specialising in Open Justice reporting at Hawke's Bay Today.
Rachel Wise
Hawke's Bay communities team leader
Rachel Wise is Hawke's Bay communities team leader and CHB Mail editor.
WhanganuiJournalists
Zaryd Wilson
Editor - Whanganui Chronicle
Zaryd Wilson is Whanganui Chronicle editor
Sue Dudman
News director - Whanganui Chronicle
Sue Dudman is assistant news director for the Whanganui Chronicle
Liz Wylie
Multimedia Journalist, Whanganui Chronicle
Liz Wylie is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle.
Mike Tweed
Multimedia Journalist
Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle, covering arts and sports news to education, health and politics.
Eva de Jong
Multimedia journalist
Eva De Jong is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news.
Kem Ormond
Features writer
Kem Ormond is a features writer for NZME community newspapers and The Country.
Steve Carle
Editor - Whanganui Midweek
Steve Carle is editor of the Whanganui Midweek.
Lower North IslandJournalists
Ilona Hanne
News director Lower North Island communities
Ilona Hanne