Joseph Romanos


Joseph Romanos is a New Zealand journalist, author and broadcaster focusing mainly on sport.

Life and career

Romanos has worked on a number of New Zealand newspapers. In 2008 he became editor of The Wellingtonian and in 2012 he also became The Dominion Post's Metro chief reporter. He was the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame's executive director from 1995 to 1998.
He and his wife Gael Woods have four children, Dominic, Amelia, Ali and Eliza. Together with Phil Murray, Joseph and Gael founded the publishing house Trio Books in 2003.
In October 2016, Romanos joined the Wellington City Council as Chief Advisor to Justin Lester in the Mayor’s Office. In January 2017, while driving from Mākara, he and Lester were involved in a crash. All the passengers walked away unhurt, however the Council vehicle they were travelling in was damaged beyond repair.

Books

As sole author