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Are Direct are direct - New Zealand's leading independent magazine distribution and retail management business.

Established 1899 as Gordon & Gotch in Wellington NZ then relocated to Auckland 1904, re-branded Ovato Retail Distribution 2019 and then are direct in 2021 are direct is New Zealand's full service retail management and distribution business, with facilities including printing, warehousing, freight, merchandising, call centre, mail house and marketing. are direct is the largest independent magazine

distributor in New Zealand, AD offers expertise in the allocation, marketing, merchandising and distribution of magazines to book stores, supermarkets and other retailers throughout New Zealand. We distribute more than 2000 publications to thousands of retail stores in New Zealand.

Get   with Cuisine's gorgeous new issue - in stores now!✨Packed with holiday entertaining ideas, show-stopping recipes a...
02/12/2025

Get with Cuisine's gorgeous new issue - in stores now!✨

Packed with holiday entertaining ideas, show-stopping recipes and seasonal style, it’s the perfect read to kickstart your festive cooking inspo.

Celebrate Christmas in style with this month's Collector's issue of NZ Hot Rod🎅🚗 Featuring a pull-out poster of the Best...
01/12/2025

Celebrate Christmas in style with this month's Collector's issue of NZ Hot Rod🎅🚗 Featuring a pull-out poster of the Best of 2025!

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It's December and that means only 1 thing; we're officially counting down to !🎄🎁 Feeling festive yourself? Grab your copy of The Christmas Magazine - in stores now!🔔

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16/09/2025

Copies in stores now🤩

Our Kōanga Spring Edition cover features Rangihaute Rangiauria Pitt Island local Morgan Edmonds (Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri), 11, with “the Pitt Plane,” also called “the 206.”

Morgan’s aunt, Raewyn “Tommi” Gregory-Hunt (Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri), says, “It’s used for everything – it flies our mail over, and if we have anything at one of the shops on Chatham we can call or message the pilots and they will pick it up.”

Tommi grew up on Pitt Island, part of the Chatham Islands, enjoying a childhood defined by rugged, open landscapes, self-reliance and the deep connections that come from being part of a community of forty people. Now, the islands’ sole stock agent is following in her father’s footsteps and raising her daughter, Mikayla, the same way that she was – free to roam.

When Tommi’s name first cropped up, it was with both admiration and intrigue of what it would be like to live on an island as isolated as Pitt, and then to be one of the - if not, the - most remote stock agents in Aotearoa - juggling wild weather and broken-down boats just to get stock to market. I knew it was a story we wanted to capture, no matter how long it was going to take to get a photographer across to the island. Tommi’s would have to be the most remote story we’ve told to date, and the journey from commissioning it to seeing it in print has been a really special one.

Landing on Monday 8th September, you can find a copy in stores from Monday, or order on our website and we’ll get a copy in the post to you.

Ngā mihi nui
Kristy

Photographed by Ashleigh Ryan
Designed by Tonia Shuttleworth (Ngāi Tahu)

Gotta catch 'em all! The new   magazine is out today😱⚡Grab your copy in your nearest New World, Pak N Save, 4 Square or ...
11/08/2025

Gotta catch 'em all! The new magazine is out today😱⚡Grab your copy in your nearest New World, Pak N Save, 4 Square or bookstore🙌

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Ovato Retail Distribution NZ (formerly Gordon & Gotch) is New Zealand's full service retail management and distribution business, with facilities including warehousing, freight, merchandising, call centre, mail house and marketing. Ovato Retail Distribution NZ is the only independent magazine distributor in New Zealand, Ovato Retail Distribution NZ offers expertise in the allocation, marketing, merchandising and distribution of magazines to book stores, supermarkets and other retailers throughout New Zealand. We distribute more than 2000 publications to thousands of retail stores in New Zealand.