I'm incredibly privileged and honoured to be the guest editor of today's New Zealand Herald.
Once I said I'd do it and it sunk in, I began to understand the importance and huge responsibility that comes with taking the reins of such a well-known and respected newspaper. However coupled with the excitement of taking on this challenge was the daunting realisation of 'how the hell am I going to do this, I have no idea what I'm doing!'
This is all very new to me so I hope I can do it the justice it deserves. Being the first ever person to guest edit the Herald, I really don't want to stuff it up!
Read some of Sir John Kirwan's commissioned content here:
Why we're counting the high cost of living
Far better lifestyle than London, with much cheaper childcare
Website helps to banish the blues
Faces of Auckland
Southsiders' talent making waves in the wider world
JAFArtist inspiring Auckland
Let's face it - he's Blues to the core
In considering what I could bring as guest editor, I thought about some of the things that really interest me that I hope will also interest you, as well as key issues I think are affecting us as a city and as a nation. I'm incredibly passionate about this great city of ours and I wanted to convey that. From the farmer up north to the person living on the west coast surf beach or in the buzzing metropolis of the city, there are hugely varied lifestyles but we're all united by being Aucklanders.