Mark Richardson

After cricket Richardson was a cricket commentator for SKY Sports from 2006 to 2020, and he has been a commentator for Spark Sport and TVNZ since 2020. He co-hosted Prime show The Crowd Goes Wild with Andrew Mulligan from February 2006 to December 2016. He hosted The Block NZ from 2012 until its axing in 2024, and was the sport presenter on The AM Show from February 2017 to December 2021. He was also an afternoon talkback host with Leah Panapa on Today FM from March 2022 to March 2023. Previously, he has been a breakfast radio announcer for The Sound and Radio Sport (with a radio-based show of The Crowd Goes Wild). He continues to do part-time radio work on Sport Nation in New Zealand and a full-time financial advisor for Forsyth Barr in Auckland.

Richardson has commented in the media in defense of Donald Trump, saying in July 2018, "people need to give [Trump] a shot". He has been highly critical of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision to have a child in office. He was criticised for saying previously that "being a mum is not a job".

After the 2018 Budget, Richardson told his tenants live on air that their rent would be going up to compensate him for losses due to the Government's budget.