PremiumMedia Insider: Madcap move or masterstroke - will new editor in chief Matthew Hooton make or break The Post?Shayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·15 Jun, 2026 05:04 PM13 mins to read‌Former National Party staffer Matthew Hooton appointed editor-in-chief of The Post and Sunday Star-Times.Madcap move or masterstroke? Why Matthew Hooton could make or break The Post as its new editor-in-chief. Just what are its readers and journalists in for?NBR publisher and co-owner Todd Scott labelled it “unimaginable”. NZME editorial advisory board member Philip Crump called it “astute”.

“Smart but somewhat risky,”