NZME is tapping into the self-service online vehicle listing market today, by allowing people to advertise their vehicles on driven.co.nz. With the automotive market a crowded place, we see what Trade Me and Autostrader have to say about the latest player.

In keeping with the ongoing tradition of celebrating the radio results, NZME has again released a quirky video covering some of the highlights for the media company. This time the message is delivered by the Mike Hosking doll, creepily voiced over by Jeremy Wells.

NZME is building Olympic hype, and adding to its online video collection, by challenging the common misconception that women don’t care about sport in a new series She’s got Game.

NZME is combining its rural media channels to create The Country, a cross-platform brand with better access for audiences. However, with its goal of reaching a wider audience, concerns have been raised that the new offering will lose touch with farmers.

Following a marathon meeting with staff today, NZ Herald managing editor Shayne Currie has confirmed that NZME has outlined a proposal to restructure its business yet again. And this time possibly eight roles will be affected by the changes.

In today’s multi-channel climate, brands need to be very shrewd about how they get through to their audience. Traditional advertising just ain’t cutting as much mustard as it once did, particularly with the young’uns. Spark has recognised this, and following on from its last collaboration with NZME, which focused on what life might be like in 2025, it’s again enlisted the publisher to bring a second piece of content marketing to life, this time targeted at small business owners.

NZME is putting its “state-of-the-art” newsroom to use, launching a video news show next month dubbed NZ Herald Focus, hosted by some well-known media personalities. We chat to managing editor Shayne Currie about the show’s content, the strategy behind it and the decision to step into an already crowded space.

NZME’s new chief executive Michael Boggs has been dismissed as a number cruncher and bean counter. But as Damien Venuto discovers during their chat, there’s more to Boggs than spreadsheets, debits and credits.

Jane Hastings has resigned from her role as chief executive officer of NZME and current chief financial officer Michael Boggs has been named as her replacement.

The StopPress editorial team recently took a tour of the new NZME offices and chatted to the NZ Herald’s managing editor Shayne Currie, editor Murray Kirkness and NZME digital audience engagement general manager Lauren Hopwood about why the move made sense.

Fanta and NZME are taking their latest campaigns to the streets in the hopes foot traffic will provide ultimate brand engagement.

For those who struggle to consume dry articles about the economy, it might have just been made a bit quicker and easier with NZME’s Economy Hub, a content video series which is essentially a short weekly panel show tackling topical economic issues sponsored by HSBC.

There was nothing particularly fashionable about the New Zealand Herald’s old office in Albert St—until now. The faux marble bathrooms, cubicle desks and grim Eastern Bloc-style surrounds made the perfect backdrop for a Viva shoot featuring some of the latest New Zealand fashions.

Visions of the future are fertile territory for psychics, science fiction writers and highly paid consultants. And as Spark attempts to move from dumb pipes to digital services, it’s joined in the fun and created Spark Life 2025 to show what life might be like ten years from now. And NZME has helped bring its vision to life online.