Newstalk ZB No 1, The Breeze top music station – New Zealand GfK Survey 1

24 May 2026 NZME's Newstalk ZB was again the top station in New Zealand in GfK Survey 1 2026, with a 14.4% audience share 10+ and cume...

‘New Zealand listens to us’ – New brand campaign for MediaWorks

19 May 2026 MediaWorks has launched a new brand campaign, with the “New Zealand listens to us” putting the focus on audio and the network's millions of...

MediaWorks and Tribe form commercial partnership

4 May 2026 MediaWorks and Tribe, New Zealand’s premier sports aggregation platform, have announced an exclusive commercial partnership, representing a significant step in the former's sports strategy....

Newstalk ZB No 1, The Breeze New Zealand’s top music station – GfK Survey 3

27 November 2025 The final GfK survey for 2025 has been released for New Zealand and NZME's Newstalk ZB remains no 1, for a 17th year. MediaWorks' The...

Vale Kim Blair

30 October 2025 Australian and New Zealand radio, television and digital leader Kim Blair has died. He was diagnosed with an aggressive colon cancer just five months ago.

Growth in revenue and momentum for MediaWorks

30 May 2025 MediaWorks has reported positive growth and revenue in their full-year results for the year ending December 31, 2024 (FY24) despite challenging market conditions. Revenue was...

Newstalk ZB #1, New Zealanders listening to 15 hours of commercial radio a week: GfK Survey 2

22 August 2024 Radio is still resilient in New Zealand GfK Survey 2 with growth in the total weekly audience, NZME's Newstalk ZB still the No 1 station...

Will Maisey appointed Head of Talk at Newstalk ZB & GOLD Sport

12 July 2024 New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) have appointed experienced radio boss Will Maisey to the role of Head of Talk for Newstalk ZB and GOLD Sport....

NZ Radio and Podcast Awards sees Newstalk ZB dominate

7 June 2024 June 6 was the 2024 NZ Radio and Podcast Awards. NZME's Newstalk ZB won Station of the Year for the fourth successive year, alongside being...

Newstalk ZB tops NZ GfK Survey 2, Breeze and Mai FM close the gap

24 August 2023 NZME’s Newstalk ZB (down 1.2 to 16.0 for all audiences 10+) remains No 1 in GfK Survey 2 of New Zealand’s commercial radio stations, with...

Newstalk ZB dominates New Zealand GfK radio ratings

28 May 2023 GfK’s New Zealand commercial radio survey, its first of 2023, has Newstalk ZB dominating the 13 markets surveyed. This is the 15th consecutive year that...

Sky TV pulls out of Mediawork’s acquisition

16 June 2022 Sky Network Television will not proceed with the acquisition of New Zealand’s radio and advertising firm Mediaworks. In a statement released today Sky says that...

MediaWorks has a new board chair

17 February 2022 New Zealand’s MediaWorks has appointed Wayne Stevenson as its new board chair. Stevenson has been acting as interim chair since August 2021 and first joined...

Today FM will finally launch in NZ next month

8 February 2022 MediaWorks’ new talk station Today FM will finally launch on Monday 21st March, months behind schedule. Contractual problems surrounding breakfast host Tova O’Brien delayed the...

Today FM is MediaWorks new talk brand for 2022

25 November 2021 MediaWorks NZ has revealed the name of its new look talk brand, Today FM with the new radio station is set to launch in the...

NZ talk radio host John Banks will never work for MediaWorks again

29 January 2021 MediaWorks New Zealand CEO Cam Wallace has told staff that John Banks will never get another job with the company while he is CEO. ...

Michael Anderson to quit Mediaworks

7 July 2020 Mediaworks Chief executive Michael Anderson has announced that he will leave the company at the end of this year. After four years in the job,...

NZ’s MediaWorks may not survive COVID19

12 June 2020 The New Zealand Herald is reporting that MediaWorks has slumped to a $25 million loss. The impact of the loss may cast significant doubt on...

Magic Talk NZ details revealed

29 November 2018 MediaWorks has revealed the look of its new Magic Talk station, and announced that Peter Williams is return to radio on the newly formatted station. The...

Two stations to merge in MediaWorks restructure

15 November 2018 New Zealand's MediaWorks will merge two stations next year, combining RadioLIVE with the Magic network to form a new network called Magic Talk. In an...

MediaWorks strengthens regional radio presence in NZ

29 January 2018 The South Canterbury based Port FM is set to merge with MediaWorks from 01 April 2018. Locally owned Port FM will become part of...

‘An exciting year ahead’ for MediaWorks NZ

7 December 2017 “2018 is set to be an exciting year for MediaWorks radio,” according to Leon Wratt, Group Content Director - Music at MediaWorks Radio. “From January...

SCA ends discussion with Oaktree for MediaWorks asset

23 November 2017 After failing to come to an agreement with Oaktree Capital Management for MediaWorks’ radio assets, SCA has walked away from its New Zealand ambitions, according...

NZ breakfast announcer to trade mornings and music in 2019

3 July 2017 Simon Barnett has announced he will be retiring from breakfast and music radio at the end of next year. Simon has been with MORE FM...

Peter Wiltshire’s company to rep NZ’s Mediaworks in Oz

11 April 2017 MediaWorks has appointed newly established WeThinkMedia as its advertising representation agency in Australia. WeThinkMedia is founded by media executive Peter Wiltshire, former Chief Revenue Officer and...

MediaWorks announces 2017 line-up changes

30 November 2016 MediaWorks New Zealand has announced a series of key talent moves across its radio brands to take effect from January 2017. Leon Wratt, Group Content Director,...

MediaWorks appoints new Chief Financial Officer

3 November 2016 Ciara McGuigan has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer with MediaWorks. In her new role, Ciara will oversee financial operations across the...

Mediaworks appoints chief commercial officer

4 October 2016 MediaWorks has appointed Glen Kyne as the group’s Chief Commercial Officer, formalising his current position as Acting CCO. In this role, Glen will manage the...

MediaWorks partners with Vevo

31 August 2016 MediaWorks has partnered with music and entertainment content platform Vevo to become their exclusive premium video sales partner in New Zealand. The partnership will see...

New chairman of Mediaworks announced

29 August 2016 MediaWorks Board Director, Jack Matthews will be appointed as Chairman of Mediaworks at the end of September. Jack Matthews will succeed Rod McGeoch who has...