PremiumUpdatedMedia Insider: Former National Party staffer Matthew Hooton appointed editor in chief of The PostShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·14 Jun, 2026 10:01 PM2 mins to readThe new editor in chief of The Post, Matthew Hooton.The new editor in chief of The Post, Matthew Hooton.Former National Party political strategist and operative, scholar and NZ Herald columnist Matthew Hooton has been appointed editor in chief of Stuff-owned Wellington newspaper and website The Post.
In a move described on Stuff’s own website today as a “bombshell”, Hooton replaces Tracy Watkins, who is becoming the director of
