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Spark bags $47m after accepting ‘low ball’ offer for Hutchison shares

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Spark bags $47m after accepting ‘low ball’ offer for Hutchison shares

Spark has realised A$43 million (NZ$47m) from the sale of its 10% stake in Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (HTA) – after accepting an offer that a minority HTA shareholder called “lowball”.The telco said the transaction would close in July, with the funds used to reduce de...

Staff reporters 23 Jun 2025

Review: End of Summer Time by Roger Hall

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Review: End of Summer Time by Roger Hall

It’s a fitting, funny, and unexpectedly moving production.

Dalaine Krige 22 Jun 2025

Steven Joyce, Jim Grenon join NZME board

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Steven Joyce, Jim Grenon join NZME board

Joyce had 93% shareholder support, Grenon 86%.

Pattrick Smellie 03 Jun 2025

Stuff/TradeMe go head to head with NZME

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Stuff/TradeMe go head to head with NZME

The marriage of online advertising portals with news producers continues.

Pattrick Smellie 03 Jun 2025

TradeMe takes 50% of Stuff Digital

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TradeMe takes 50% of Stuff Digital

Pattrick Smellie 03 Jun 2025

Caniwi's Bowker sells NZME stake

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Caniwi's Bowker sells NZME stake

Staff reporters 22 May 2025

Budget 2025: Facebook, Google escape NZ tax reform

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Budget 2025: Facebook, Google escape NZ tax reform

Pattrick Smellie 20 May 2025

Film subsidy regime gets $577m budget boost

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Film subsidy regime gets $577m budget boost

Staff reporters 16 May 2025

A 100% tariff on movies. What does that even mean?

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A 100% tariff on movies. What does that even mean?

Bloomberg 10 May 2025

Steven Joyce to chair NZME

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Steven Joyce to chair NZME

Staff reporters 09 May 2025

NZME set to take on Trade Me for car sales

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NZME set to take on Trade Me for car sales

Staff reporters 09 May 2025

NZME new director race narrows to six

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NZME new director race narrows to six

Rebecca Stevenson 08 May 2025

NZME's Chapman 'misleading' says Caniwi's Bowker

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NZME's Chapman 'misleading' says Caniwi's Bowker

Pattrick Smellie 08 May 2025

Takeovers Panel clears Grenon's NZME bid

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Takeovers Panel clears Grenon's NZME bid

Pattrick Smellie 07 May 2025

Peace breaking out in NZME board coup

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Peace breaking out in NZME board coup

Pattrick Smellie and Rebecca Stevenson 06 May 2025

NZME backs Steven Joyce to rebuff Jim Grenon chair bid

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NZME backs Steven Joyce to rebuff Jim Grenon chair bid

Pattrick Smellie 06 May 2025

Steven Joyce in line to become new NZME chair under compromise deal

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Steven Joyce in line to become new NZME chair under compromise deal

Staff reporters 06 May 2025

Organic traffic is softening thanks to AI

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Ben Goodale: Organic traffic is softening thanks to AI

Ben Goodale 06 May 2025

The future of news: yet another reckon

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Pattrick Smellie: The future of news: yet another reckon

Pattrick Smellie 28 Apr 2025

Google monopoly breach evens media playing field

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Jane Ormsby: Google monopoly breach evens media playing field

Jane Ormsby 24 Apr 2025

My Net Worth: Marc Mitchell, investor and NZ Breakers owner

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My Net Worth: Marc Mitchell, investor and NZ Breakers owner

Victoria Young 20 Apr 2025

NZME director David Gibson resigns

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NZME director David Gibson resigns

Staff reporters 15 Apr 2025

Jim Grenon: Why I asked for NZME Takeovers Panel meeting

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Jim Grenon: Why I asked for NZME Takeovers Panel meeting

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'Amateurs': NZME shareholder turns on coup plotters

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'Amateurs': NZME shareholder turns on coup plotters

Rebecca Stevenson 08 Apr 2025

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