Trevor McKewen is a sports columnist for the New Zealand Herald.
Trevor is based in Auckland and semi-retired. He has worked in the sports media and administration businesses for 45 years and was NZME's inaugural Head of Sport from 2015 to 2018. He was also a senior executive for New Zealand Rugby and the Warriors NRL franchise and has a special interest in the commercial side of sport. Trevor's popular SportsInsider column appears weekly in the NZ Herald.
![Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Folly of private equity play looms large over rugby's future
ANALYSIS: What to do with the lemon that is Silver Lake.
![Sports Insider: Rugby’s Mexican stand-off creates a dramatic showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Rugby’s Mexican stand-off creates a dramatic showdown
'This is rugby pitched against rugby.'
![SportsInsider: How Joe Biden cost NZ a second NRL team](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
SportsInsider: How Joe Biden cost NZ a second NRL team
White House geo-politics have tackled Christchurch's sporting ambitions.
![How US President Joe Biden cost NZ a second NRL team](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
How US President Joe Biden cost NZ a second NRL team
How White House geo-politics spoiled plans for a Christchurch NRL team.
![Sports Insider: Middle East money is bad for rugby but NZR will still support it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Middle East money is bad for rugby but NZR will still support it
Qatari cash comes at a useful time for NZ Rugby, but what are the costs?
![Sports Insider: Eden Park tipped to win stadium war - but at what cost?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Eden Park tipped to win stadium war - but at what cost?
Auckland councillors will meet in May to determine the city's future stadia.
![Sports Insider: NZ's most influential athlete and the challenge for Razor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: NZ's most influential athlete and the challenge for Razor
An All Blacks dilemma after a league switch; Wrexham's fairy-tale rise continues to rise.
![Sports Insider: Why aren't the Warriors feeling the love from Aussie TV?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Why aren't the Warriors feeling the love from Aussie TV?
Sydney's NRL bosses must recognise the Warriors' rise.
![Rugby's civil war breaks out; WhatsApp gaffe splits sports team](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Rugby's civil war breaks out; WhatsApp gaffe splits sports team
New Zealand Rugby enters a state of civil war.
![Sports Insider: NZ's highest paid women's sports stars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: NZ's highest paid women's sports stars
OPINION: A Black Ferns star is a bright light in the Kiwi sporting landscape.
![Sports Insider: ‘Bastard child' Super Rugby awakens but is NZR listening?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: ‘Bastard child' Super Rugby awakens but is NZR listening?
And has the North Island been 'promised' to the Warriors?
![Sports Insider: Logo, jersey revealed for South Island NRL bid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Logo, jersey revealed for South Island NRL bid
Kea could take flight in NRL.
![Why the Victoria Park cricket idea is a no-brainer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Why the Victoria Park cricket idea is a no-brainer
Opinion: If anything is going to derail this, it will be politics.
![Sports Insider: Why NRL won't gamble on Warriors move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Sports Insider: Why NRL won't gamble on Warriors move
Why the Kiwi league club could be unlucky with its Sin City gamble.