The Edge network had the biggest weekly commercial cumulative reach in New Zealand national survey 4, with 613,100 weekly listeners. 

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

“From January 15, 2018, Polly & Grant’s breakfast show will be extending beyond More FM Wellington and Kapiti into four additional regions: Waikato, Rotorua, Whanganui and More FM will broadcast on two frequencies in Dunedin, giving listeners the option to tune in to Si & Gary on 97.4FM or Polly & Grant on 100.6FM.”

The results of 2017's third New Zealand Commercial Radio Audience Measurement survey are in, and 3.36 million people, more than 80% of New Zealanders aged 10+, listen to commercial radio each week

Placard Media, a boutique advertising agency focussed on the growing podcast market, today announced a partnership with podcast host Omny Studio, to pair Australian and New Zealand based audio publishers with advertisers and sponsors.
 

Results for the second New Zealand survey of 2016 have been released for the Major Markets, as well as Auckland and Wellington.

Population data indicates about 3,162,000 people aged 10+ years live in the Major Markets survey area used for the Commercial Radio Audience Measurement Survey. Of these, 78.2% listen to a commercial radio station each week. 347,000 people aged 10+ years live in the Wellington survey area.

Results of the Auckland 2015 Commercial Radio Audience Measurement Survey conducted by TNS New Zealand was released today at 1pm.
 
Department of Statistics Estimated Population data at 30 June 2014 indicates that there are approximately 1,207,600 people aged over 10 years in the Auckland survey area used for the Radio Audience Measurement Survey.  Of these 1,207,600 people, 75.0% listen to a commercial radio station at some time during the week.
 

 iHeartRadio New Zealand has announced it is partnering with the National Business Review (NBR) to add NBR Radio to the platform to continue to grow the depth of it’s content offering across all genres.

NBR Radio offers listeners a dedicated stream of business news, plus in-depth analysis that complements its print and online articles.

The first survey in New Zealand has been cancelled by the Radio Broadcasters Association, as they browse the market for other providers that will bring an enhanced surveying method to the table.

The announcement comes at the expiration of the previous survey provider's contract.

The Radio Broadcasters Asscoation says they need more time to locate a research company who will effectively reflect how the younger generation are consuming radio. The previous provider was TNS.

New Zealand’s MediaWorks has announced a new organisational structure in the News and Digital areas, aimed at “growing a thriving, integrated media business.”

MediaWorks  owns and operates TV3 and FOUR and has more than half the NZ commercial radio market including The Edge, The Rock, More, George, Mai, The Breeze, and RadioLIVE, and a strong portfolio of websites, mobile and tablets.

The Radio Network (TRN) and APN's other media properties in New Zealand have rebranded, and will now be known as New Zealand Media & Entertainment or NZME.

The new brand was launched to unify the print, radio, digital and e-commerce brands previously known as APN NZ, TRN and GrabOne under one new overarching brand.

Launching the new brand, CEO Jane Hastings said: