NZ Herald / NZME
Source Passport
NZ-M-00004-8
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- Legal name
- NZME Limited
- Country
- New Zealand
- Type
- Multi-platform group
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Murray Kirkness (Editor-in-Chief, NZME and NZ Herald)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
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Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- NZ Herald
- Newstalk ZB
- ZM
- OneRoof
- BusinessDesk
- iHeartRadio
- Herald NOW
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- NZME Limited, NZX/ASX announcement "NZME 2026 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Presentation and Addresses", 22 April 2026, read 2026-10-20 (issuer NZME Limited, 2-4 Graham Street, Auckland; Chair Steven Joyce; directors incl. Jim Grenon; CEO Michael Boggs; brands NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, ZM, OneRoof, BusinessDesk, iHeartRadio, Herald NOW; 2025 operating revenue NZ$345.1m)
- NZ Herald, leadership/journalists page, read 2026-10-20 (Murray Kirkness, NZME and NZ Herald editor-in-chief; editors of Hawke's Bay Today, Northern Advocate, Te Awamutu Courier and Waikato Herald)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type James T. Grenon 17.932% Direct Person - Beneficial owners Pending check
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- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- filingreader.com (data from NZX substantial holding notice of 15 Sep 2025), read 2026-10-20 (Grenon holds 33,694,802 shares, 17.932% of 187,899,804, after buying 3,700,000 shares on 12 Sep 2025)
- NZX, substantial holding disclosure by James T. Grenon to NZX, ASX and NZME Limited, 29 Aug 2025, read 2026-10-20 (24,430,063 to 29,994,802 shares, 15.963% of 187,899,804 ordinary shares; registered holder and beneficial owner; Grenon a director of NZME Limited)
- NZME, Investor Relations "Major shareholders" page, read 2026-10-20 (top 20 shareholders as at 26 Feb 2025, mostly custodians/nominees; Accident Compensation Corporation 8,199,001 shares, 4.36%)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- NZ Herald, leadership/journalists page, read 2026-10-20 (Murray Kirkness, NZME and NZ Herald editor-in-chief; editors of Hawke's Bay Today, Northern Advocate, Te Awamutu Courier and Waikato Herald)
- NZME, Investor Relations "Major shareholders" page, read 2026-10-20 (top 20 shareholders as at 26 Feb 2025, mostly custodians/nominees; Accident Compensation Corporation 8,199,001 shares, 4.36%)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Hawke's Bay Today
- Northern Advocate
- Te Awamutu Courier
- Waikato Herald
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- NZ Herald, leadership/journalists page, read 2026-10-20 (Murray Kirkness, NZME and NZ Herald editor-in-chief; editors of Hawke's Bay Today, Northern Advocate, Te Awamutu Courier and Waikato Herald)
- NZME Limited, NZX/ASX announcement "NZME 2026 Annual Shareholders' Meeting Presentation and Addresses", 22 April 2026, read 2026-10-20 (issuer NZME Limited, 2-4 Graham Street, Auckland; Chair Steven Joyce; directors incl. Jim Grenon; CEO Michael Boggs; brands NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, ZM, OneRoof, BusinessDesk, iHeartRadio, Herald NOW; 2025 operating revenue NZ$345.1m)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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