Media

Latest New Zealand media news from the BusinessDesk reporting team. 
OneRoof could be half the value in NZME
Finance

OneRoof could be half the value in NZME

A similar Australian company is subject to a takeover at 17x ebitda.

Pattrick Smellie 28 Feb 2025
NZME confirms job cuts
Markets

NZME confirms job cuts

About 30 roles are being cut from the NZ Herald newsroom, and several well-known journalistic names – including the political editor – have opted for voluntary redundancy.While the company has reduced the overall number of net redundancies from about 38 to 30, it still expects to...

Staff reporters 19 Feb 2025
Jonathan Underhill – a personal obituary

Jonathan Underhill – a personal obituary

Remembering BusinessDesk's co-founder.

Pattrick Smellie 24 Jan 2025
What happens to TikTok now?
World

What happens to TikTok now?

The company says it plans to go dark after the Supreme Court upheld a sell-or-ban law.