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New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) is an organisation with a portfolio of radio, digital, e-commerce and print brands producing fantastic content, targeting New Zealand audiences. Whether they’re reading, listening, or watching, we deliver them the content they need wherever and whenever they want it, across digital, print, radio and on-demand video platforms. This is a space where we shar
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08/12/2025
NZME is thrilled to announce David Linklater as the new Editor of Driven Car Guide. David has been Deputy Editor for nearly six years and has a deep history with the brand. With more than 30 years of automotive journalism experience including stints at Autocar in London and contributions to Top Gear - he’s one of New Zealand’s most trusted motoring voices.
Most recently, David helped judge the DRIVEN Car Guide Car of the Year Awards, with the BYD Shark 6 taking out the winning title. Read more about why it earned the top spot: https://bit.ly/3XEdLYy
04/12/2025
Yesterday we celebrated our December Champions Awards for 2025, recognising the incredible talent and dedication of our NZMEers who consistently embody our values of being Curious, Confident and Connected.
Congratulations to our winners - Jennifer Pryor (Curious Award), Kirstin Chittock (Confident Award), Patrina Roche (Connected Award), The BusinessDesk CEO Index team (Team Award), and Chrissy Fortier (Exec’s Choice Award).
We’re proud to celebrate the energy and passion you bring to NZME every day as we continue to keep Kiwis in the know.
02/12/2025
Congratulations to nzherald.co.nz Wellington Business Editor Jenée Tibshraeny, winner of the Business News category at the NZ Shareholders’ Association 2025 Business Journalism Awards.
Jenée was recognised for her investigation into Adrian Orr’s departure as Governor of the Reserve Bank, delivering sharp, persistent reporting that strengthened public transparency and reflects NZME’s commitment to keeping Kiwis in the know.
Well done, Jenée! And congrats to all finalists and winners.
NZME was proud to once again be the exclusive media partner for the Farmers Santa Parade, marking an incredible 34-year partnership.
We loved welcoming families to our iHeartRadio grandstand and showcasing The Hits - Aotearoa in the parade - featuring Jono, Ben & Megan (on stilts!) along with Matty McLean.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us!
27/11/2025
Today we’re celebrating NZME’s total audio offering and the latest GfK results. Newstalk ZB remains the #1 station for Kiwi listeners, while iHeartCountry NZ has made a strong debut in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Across our audio brands, audiences are highly engaged with the content and personalities they trust and enjoy — giving brands a meaningful way to connect with people when they’re most attentive and receptive.
Huge congrats to all our incredible radio teams and everyone across NZME who supports them. To find out more about our audio brands and their latest results, click the link in our bio.
25/11/2025
Whether your customers are catching up on the latest news online, reading the newspaper at lunch, listening to their favourite radio station during the commute, or winding down with a podcast in the evening, NZME is there to capture their attention.
With both nationwide reach and strong local presence, we help you reach the audiences that matter most to your business, wherever they are in New Zealand.
20/11/2025
For the second year running, NZME has been named Media Publisher of the Year at the IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards! And a huge congratulations to Ester Monti - our Digital Performance Manager - Strategy, who won the Emerging Talent Award for her outstanding work supporting our cross-channel digital advertising.
These wins reflect a year of strong digital innovation across NZME including the launch of Herald NOW, text-to-speech on NZ Herald, updates to the iHeart app and new automation tools.
Congrats to all finalists and winners.
19/11/2025
The latest Nielsen Readership results are out! They show that more than 1.18 million Kiwis connect with The New Zealand Herald brand every day, that’s +40,000 more readers than this time last year. The Herald on Sunday reaches 7 out of 10 Kiwis engaging with a Sunday newspaper, and 700,000 readers turn to the lifestyle content in our newspaper-inserted magazines (NIMs) each week.
We're also proud of our growing digital presence with nzh.co.nz becoming the #1 online news site in Auckland* and Herald NOW hitting 1 million monthly unique viewers.^
A huge thanks to our editorial and publishing teams, as well as everyone across NZME who supports them, for making these results possible.
To find out more about our latest results, click here: bit.ly/4r7NzTp
18/11/2025
Last night we celebrated the inaugural BusinessDesk CEO Index Awards, driven by Range Rover, at the Park Hyatt in Auckland.
Guests were treated to an insightful leaders’ discussion featuring NZME Chair Steven Joyce and BusinessDesk co-founder Pattrick Smellie, followed by sponsor remarks from Ben Montgomery.
The evening concluded with BusinessDesk Editor Victoria Young announcing the winners across five categories: Startup winner Mario Wynands of PikPok; Listed Company winner Rod Duke of Briscoe Group; Public Sector winner Christine Stevenson of the NZ Customs Service; Private Sector winner and CEO of the Year Richard Taylor of Wētā Workshop.
Congrats to all nominees and winners. Thanks to those who joined us and to our partners Special PR for a fantastic celebration of leadership, innovation and business excellence.
18/11/2025
It was an insightful morning at the second instalment of the BusinessDesk and Infosys Leadership Forum. Our formidable panel including Megan Tapsell - ANZ, Angela Henderson - Fidelity Life, Adrian Albuquerque - One NZ, and Andrew Groth - Infosys, expertly moderated by Business Desk's Peter Griffin, discussed how enterprises can unlock the full potential of AI and the importance of data to enable actionable strategies to help shape an AI-first future.
Thanks to all those who joined us.
17/11/2025
We recently had the pleasure of hosting our direct customers for a festive long lunch at Kauri Bay in Auckland. It was a fantastic opportunity for our commercial team to connect with clients, celebrate 2025 and enjoy great food and stunning surroundings.
A special thank you to GNT productions and Lavina Williams for her incredible lunchtime performance providing guests with a sneak peak of the upcoming 2026 production, & Juliet.
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New Zealand Media and Entertainment is where people come together.
From the Cape to Bluff, from dawn to dawn again, audiences gather in huge numbers to read, listen and watch NZME.
All day, every day, we keep Kiwis up-to-date and in-the-know about what matters most to them. We dig into what’s going on in the world and why. We shine a light on the latest and greatest in sport, tech and entertainment. And we home in on new thinking, bright ideas, and better ways to live our lives.
We do it across 65 of New Zealand’s leading media brands – each with its own voice, and each powered by the country’s top media personalities, journalists, broadcasters, writers, and commercial thinkers.
Combining radio, digital and print we reach over 3.3 million Kiwis every week, which means if you’re in the business of finding new customers, there’s no better place to be.
Whether you’re looking to target a mass audience, or tap a niche or local market – NZME will put you in front of the right people.
We have your audience, we have know-how of how best to reach them, and we have the big ideas to inspire.
No matter who you’re looking for, you’ll find them here at NZME.
