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In mid-2025 an impressive 2.7 million New Zealanders read newspapers and more than 1.6 million read magazines

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Aug-25

Roy Morgan’s latest readership results show that an estimated 2.70 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (61.4%) now read or access newspapers in an average 7-day period via print or online (website or app) platforms. In addition, an estimated 1.65 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (37.5%) read magazines whether in print or online either via the web or an app. The New Zealand Herald is still the nation’s most widely-read publication, with a total cross-platform audience of 1,812,000; this up 96,000 (+5.6%) on a year ago. In a clear second place, reaching an audience of 355,000, is the Dominion Post, following an increase of 26,000 (+7.9%) on a year ago. Meanwhile, 25 of the 49 magazines measured increased their print readership during the year to June 2025. New Zealand’s most widely read magazine is the driving magazine AA Directions, which had an average issue readership of 367,000 in the year to June. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan New Zealand Single Source survey of 6,233 New Zealanders aged 14+ over the 12 months to June 2025.

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More than 2.7 million New Zealanders now read newspapers and magazine audiences are steady at almost 1.7 million

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Sep-24

Roy Morgan has released its readership results for New Zealand’s newspapers and magazines for the 12 months to June 2024. The data shows that 2.71 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (63%) now read or access newspapers in an average 7-day period via print or online (website or app) platforms. In addition, 1.68 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (39.1%) read magazines, whether in print or online either via the web or an app. The New Zealand Herald is still the nation’s most widely-read publication, with a total cross-platform audience of 1,716,000 in the 12 months to June 2024 – almost five times as many as the second placed Dominion Post with a readership of 329,000. Meanwhile, 21 of the 49 magazines measured increased their print readership in the year to June 2024. New Zealand’s most widely read magazine is still the driving magazine AA Directions, which had an average issue readership of 397,000 during the year to June (an increase of 59,000 on a year ago). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan New Zealand Single Source survey of 6,167 New Zealanders aged 14+ over the 12 months to June 2024.

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More than 2.7 million New Zealanders now read newspapers and magazine audiences surge to over 1.7 million

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Feb-24

Roy Morgan has released its readership results for New Zealand’s newspapers and magazines for the 12 months to December 2023. The data shows that 2.73 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (64.4%) now read or access newspapers in an average 7-day period via print or online (website or app) platforms. In addition, 1.71 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (40.3%) read magazines, whether in print or online either via the web or an app. The New Zealand Herald is still the nation’s most widely-read publication, with a total cross-platform audience of 1,720,000 in the 12 months to June 2023 – almost five times as many as the second placed Dominion Post with a readership of 341,000. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s most widely read magazine is still the driving magazine AA Directions, which had an average issue readership of 379,000 during the year to December (an increase of 63,000 on a year ago). These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan New Zealand Single Source survey of 6,254 New Zealanders aged 14+ over the 12 months to December 2023.

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2.8 million New Zealanders now read newspapers and almost 1.7 million read magazines

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Sep-23

Roy Morgan has released its readership results for New Zealand’s newspapers and magazines for the 12 months to June 2023. The data shows that 2.76 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (65.8%) now read or access newspapers in an average 7-day period via print or online (website or app) platforms. In addition, 1.69 million New Zealanders aged 14+ (40.2%) read magazines, whether in print or online either via the web or an app. The New Zealand Herald is still the nation’s most widely-read publication, with a total cross-platform audience of 1,747,000 in the 12 months to June 2023 – almost five times as many as the second placed Dominion Post with a readership of 363,000. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s most widely read magazine is still the driving magazine AA Directions, which had an average issue readership of 338,000 during the year to June. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan New Zealand Single Source survey of 6,524 New Zealanders aged 14+ over the 12 months to June 2023.

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NZME fails in its push to raid Nine’s Stuff

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Original article by Lilly Vitorovich
The Australian – Page: 15 : 20-May-20

The High Court of New Zealand has rejected NZME’s application for an interim injunction to retain an exclusive negotiation period with Nine Entertainment regarding a deal to buy Stuff Limited. NZME has in turn withdrawn its application to the NZ Commerce Commission to approve the deal. Nine is said to be in talks with other potential buyers of Stuff, whose mastheads include the ‘Dominion Post’. NZME had proposed to buy Stuff for just $NZ1 ($0.93).

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NZME LIMITED – ASX NZM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, STUFF LIMITED, HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND, NEW ZEALAND. COMMERCE COMMISSION

Fairfax and NZME to hash out new merger terms

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 7-Mar-18

Fairfax Media hopes to successfully challenge the New Zealand Commerce Commission’s decision to block the proposed merger of its NZ business with NZME. The two companies will appeal against a court ruling which upheld the Commerce Commission’s May 2017 decision to block the deal on competition grounds. However, Fairfax and NZME have terminated a September 2016 merger implementation agreement, and they will negotiate a new deal if their appeal succeeds.

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, STUFF LIMITED, NZME LIMITED – ASX NZM, NEW ZEALAND. COMMERCE COMMISSION, HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

Fairfax and NZME fight for merger

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 6-Feb-18

NZME says an appeal against the High Court of New Zealand’s decision to block a proposed merger with Fairfax NZ will focus on the court’s assessment of the deal’s impact on media plurality. The court upheld the NZ Commerce Commission’s decision in May 2017 to block the deal, although NZME notes that the court found that the merger would have more quantifiable net benefits to the public than had been estimated by the NZCC. Fairfax Media will also challenge the court’s decision.

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NZME LIMITED – ASX NZM, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, FAIRFAX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, NEW ZEALAND. COMMERCE COMMISSION, HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

State of the Nation: New Zealand – media, technology and wanting it all ‘on demand’

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-May-16

Roy Morgan Research CEO Michele Levine has presented the latest New Zealand State of the Nation in Auckland, with a special Spotlight on Media, Technology and the rise of ‘On Demand’. Amongst other things, the report shows that 76 per cent of New Zealanders now have a smartphone, while 40 per cent of smartphone owners say they ‘can’t live without’ their mobile phone. Meanwhile, 83 per cent of New Zealanders access one or more types of content ‘on demand’, including news websites, streaming video or audio, and the catch-up sites of TV networks. Some 24 per cent of New Zealanders have access to at least one subscription video-on-demand service.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, LIGHTBOX, NEON, SPARK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX SPK, SKY NETWORK TELEVISION LIMITED – ASX SKT, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED