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Graeme John Hunt (1952– ) is a journalist, author and historian.
Biography[edit]
Graeme Hunt was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on 20 September 1952. He is a journalist, author and historian and holds a history degree and a business studies diploma from Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.[1] He is a fellow of Templeton Green College. University of Oxford, England, having attended in 2000 as a Chevening/David Low journalism fellow.
Hunt is a former editor-at-large of the National Business Review, Auckland, and a former editor of that paper's annual Rich List. He is also a radio and television commentator on business and politics and has written for a number of New Zealand publications including the New Zealand Listener, Management magazine, the New Zealand Herald,[2]
Works[edit]
Hunt's works include:[3]
- 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 and 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;[4] and
- Pride and Passion: AECOM's 90 Years of Civil Engineering and Consultancy in New Zealand, Waddington Press, Auckland, 2009.
Hunt has written or edited several other books, including school and business histories.
Interests[edit]
Hunt is deputy chairman of One Tree Hill College Board of Trustees, Auckland (his old school),[5] and was formerly deputy chairman of Kelston Girls’ College Board of Trustees, Auckland. He also serves on the (New Zealand) Young Enterprise Trust Supporters’ Council and undertakes the research into, and helps select, laureates for the Fairfax Media New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[6]
He is a keen genealogist and has published two books on his family history.
Personal details[edit]
Graeme Hunt is married to Saluma (nee Ioane), a human resources manager. He has adult children, a son and daughter, from a previous marriage.
References[edit]
- ^ Entry under "Prominent past pupils" in Peka Totara: Penrose High School Golden Jubilee 1955–2005, a PDF copy of which can be downloaded from http://www.onetreehillcollege.school.nz
- ^ See Graeme Hunt's obituary of James Muir Cameron Fletcher (31 August 2007). 'Sir James Fletcher, the mild-mannered man of steel', New Zealand Herald, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10460854
- ^ Writer entry, New Zealand Book Council, http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz; writer entry, Professional Historians' Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, http://www.phanza.org.nz
- ^ Article, East & Bays Courier, Auckland, 20 November 2009; article, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, 24 November 2009, also on http://www.nzherald.co.nz
- ^ Board of Trustees' entry, One Tree Hill College website, http://www.onetreehillcollege.school.nz
- ^ Professional Historians' Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, http://www.phanza.org.nz