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Owners of the media

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Owners of the media

This chart shows ownership of major print media, television and radio outlets in New Zealand in early 2012. Most newspapers were owned by one of several large foreign companies. Television and radio stations were owned by a mix of private companies and publicly owned broadcasters.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: MediaWorks, Radio Network, APN, Fairfax Media, JMAD Media Ownership Report 2012

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Kate McMillan, Media and politics – Ownership and regulation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/35745/owners-of-the-media (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kate McMillan, published 23 May 2012.