Craig Hutchison and the art of SEN

Craig Hutchison and the art of SEN
Craig Hutchison needs eyes and ears to make SENZ a commercial success. (Image: Supplied)
Trevor McKewen
If there's one thing Craig Hutchison says he learned early in his sports journalism career, it’s that it takes “big balls” to succeed.And if Hutchison – a university dropout who built a sports media empire across the Tasman that he is now bringing to New Zealand – has anything, it’s big kahunas.But the voluble Australian also comes with a legion of critics who appear to relish disparaging him as an empty chest-beater with a flawed business model. They claim he can’t be trusted, takes advantage of pe...

More Opinion

Fixing the public service
Opinion

Deb Te Kawa: Fixing the public service

Public Sector Act reform rightly aims at results, rather than cuts.

Off-the-shelf AI leading the way
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Off-the-shelf AI leading the way

Long-promised productivity gains from AI will soon be reflected in NZ's economy.

Peter Griffin 02 Apr 2025
Willis can do more to fix banking competition
Finance

Andrew Body: Willis can do more to fix banking competition

A competitive banking system needs more than lower capital adequacy ratios.

Andrew Body 02 Apr 2025
Rātā tests trust boundaries with fund buy
Opinion

David Chaplin: Rātā tests trust boundaries with fund buy

The community trust sector has been veering into more exotic investment territory.

David Chaplin 01 Apr 2025