Matt Rogers

Responsible for overall communications strategy and delivery across multiple channels - digital, internal and external, including via news media.

Strong focus on building and maintaining public trust and confidence in New Zealand's largest district healthcare provider, serving a population approaching 650,000, with a staff audience of just under 10,000 people.

Built a high-performing team adept at proactive and reactive communications. Played a leading role in communicating the metro Auckland hospitals' COVID-19 response.

Led the external relations function, with a heavy emphasis on news media engagement.

Oversaw around 1300 news interactions per year for Auckland City Hospital and Starship Children's Hospital, working closely with clinical leaders to create factual and contextualised messaging for the public.

Focus on ensuring no-surprises to the Board and Executive Leadership Team, while providing counsel about how to frame complex and challenging issues.

Direct liaison with Premier and members of Cabinet to develop political strategy - both in terms of daily activity and building toward the 2010 state election.

Rapid generation of speaking points for Parliament to capitalise on opportunities and to ensure coordination of defensive messaging, where required.

Close relationship with Communications Team to ensure all channels carried the correct messaging. Included extended periods as the Premier's Acting Chief of Staff, overseeing more than 140 ministerial and electorate staff.

Dedicated media advisor to the Premier, managing all media enquiries and overseeing preparation for news interviews. Major news events included the death-in-office of the Premier and the sacking of the state governor.

Drafting of speaking points and media releases as well as coordination of events in the Premier's diary.

Principle source of media advice to the Premier and members of Cabinet.

A member of Sky's breaking news service, quickly and accurately preparing news updates across TV, radio and online news services.

Re-worked agency copy for Sky's global news website and shared the role of news editor of the site, writing headlines and selecting photographs to create powerful news content.

Remotely covered the 9/11 attacks in the US and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Managed the state political round for Australia's largest-selling newspaper in the country's only competitive tabloid newspaper market.

Based in the Press Gallery, the role had a strong focus on generating exclusive news content to be syndicated across other Murdoch titles throughout Australia.

Produced investigative pieces, including exposing a loophole in state drug laws, MPs' abuse of travel entitlements for family members and the secret bugging of political offices by the state's integrity watchdog.