Graeme Hunt
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Graeme John Hunt was a New Zealand journalist, author and historian.
, New Zealand
. He was the third of the five children including Bryan Hunt, of Frederick Phillip Hunt (1921–1982), a self-employed wireworker, and Beverley Nance Hunt (née Hatcher) (1926–2002), an accounts clerk. He attended Penrose High School (now One Tree Hill College) in Auckland.
Hunt, who initially trained as an accountant, was a journalist, author and historian. He held a history degree and a business studies diploma from Massey University
in Palmerston North
, and attended Green College
(now Green Templeton College), University of Oxford
, England, in 2000 as a Chevening/David Low journalism fellow under the Reuters Foundation Programme.
Hunt was a former editor-at-large of the National Business Review
, Auckland, and a former editor of that paper's annual Rich List. He was also a radio and television commentator on business and politics and wrote for a number of New Zealand publications including the New Zealand Listener
, Management magazine, the New Zealand Herald, the Herald on Sunday and Metro.
He also served on the (New Zealand) Young Enterprise Trust Supporters’ Council and undertook the research into, and helped select, laureates for the Fairfax Media New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.
He was a keen genealogist and published two books on his family history.
Hunt was a critic of New Zealand's mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system and campaigned for its abolition.
Hunt wrote or edited several other books, including school and business histories.
Biography
Hunt was born in AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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. He was the third of the five children including Bryan Hunt, of Frederick Phillip Hunt (1921–1982), a self-employed wireworker, and Beverley Nance Hunt (née Hatcher) (1926–2002), an accounts clerk. He attended Penrose High School (now One Tree Hill College) in Auckland.
Hunt, who initially trained as an accountant, was a journalist, author and historian. He held a history degree and a business studies diploma from Massey University
Massey University
Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally...
in Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
, and attended Green College
Green College, Oxford
Green College was a graduate college of the University of Oxford in England. It was centred around an architecturally appealing 18th century building: the Radcliffe Observatory, which is modelled after the ancient "Tower of the Winds" in Athens....
(now Green Templeton College), University of Oxford
University of Oxford
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, England, in 2000 as a Chevening/David Low journalism fellow under the Reuters Foundation Programme.
Hunt was a former editor-at-large of the National Business Review
National Business Review
The National Business Review is a weekly New Zealand newspaper aimed at the business sector. The paper is owned by Barry Colman who also publishes the Grocers Review and several other small trade publications....
, Auckland, and a former editor of that paper's annual Rich List. He was also a radio and television commentator on business and politics and wrote for a number of New Zealand publications including the New Zealand Listener
New Zealand Listener
The New Zealand Listener is a New Zealand magazine. First published in 1939 and edited by Oliver Duff and the Monte Holcroft it originally had a monopoly on the publication of of upcoming television and radio programmes. In the 1980s it lost its monopoly on the publication of upcoming television...
, Management magazine, the New Zealand Herald, the Herald on Sunday and Metro.
Interests
Hunt was deputy chairman of One Tree Hill College Board of Trustees, Auckland (his old school), and was formerly deputy chairman of Kelston Girls’ College Board of Trustees, Auckland.He also served on the (New Zealand) Young Enterprise Trust Supporters’ Council and undertook the research into, and helped select, laureates for the Fairfax Media New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.
He was a keen genealogist and published two books on his family history.
Hunt was a critic of New Zealand's mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system and campaigned for its abolition.
Politics
On 19 April 2010 Hunt announced he would be standing on the North Now ticket for the new Auckland Council. He died at his residence in Auckland before the elections were completed."Personal details
Hunt was married to Saluma (née Ioane), a human resources manager, originally from Niue. He fathered two children, a son and daughter, from a previous marriage.Works
Hunt's works included:- Introduction to Sharemarket Investment, New Zealand Stock Exchange, Auckland, 1985, 1986, 1987
- Scandal at Cave Creek: A Shocking Failure in Public Accountability, Waddington Publications, Auckland, 1996
- Why MMP Must Go: The Case for Ditching the Electoral Disaster of the Century, Waddington Press, Auckland, 1998
- The Rich List: Wealth and Enterprise in New Zealand, Reed Books & Waddington Press, Auckland, 2000 & 2003
- Hustlers, Rogues & Bubble Boys: White-collar Mischief in New Zealand, Reed Books & Waddington Press, Auckland, 2001
- Black Prince: The Biography of Fintan Patrick Walsh, Penguin Books & Waddington Press, Auckland, 2004
- Centenary: 100 Years of State Insurance, IAG New Zealand, Auckland, 2005
- Rural Challenge: A History of Wrightson Ltd (with Hugh Stringleman, the primary author), Reed Books, 2006
- Spies and Revolutionaries: A History of New Zealand Subversion, Reed Books & Waddington Press, Auckland, 2009
- By Skill and Spirit: A History of the Auckland Officers' Club, Waddington Press, Auckland, 2009
- First to Care: 125 Years of the Order of St John in New Zealand,1885–2010, Libro International & Waddington Press, Auckland, 2009
- Pride and Passion: AECOM's 90 Years of Civil Engineering and Consultancy in New Zealand, 1919–2009, Waddington Press, Auckland, 2009.
Hunt wrote or edited several other books, including school and business histories.