Richard Long (journalist)

Richard Arthur Long ONZM (born c.1940) is a New Zealand journalist, and a former editor of The Dominion newspaper.

He left the new newspaper within months[1] to become chief of staff for New Zealand National Party leaders Bill English and Don Brash.

Long worked in the parliamentary press gallery for over 20 years, which included writing a series questioning the Think Big economic strategy of the government.

The articles led Prime Minister Rob Muldoon to bar all Dominion reporters from his press conferences.

In the 2011 New Year Honours, Long was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to journalism.

Long (left), after his investiture as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand , in 2011