The Fold

2025 in review: NZ’s major media companies’ years, ranked from worst to best

Glen Kyne and Duncan Greive cast their minds back to rank the performances of New Zealand’s major media companies in 2025.

09 Dec 2025

The Fold

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Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive for a two-part finale, ranking the performances of New Zealand’s scale media companies. They take on MediaWorks, NZME, RNZ, Sky, Stuff and TVNZ, based on public facing metrics, conversations and general vibe-based diagnosis. There’s a clear winner, but wide disagreement on the losers. PLUS an instant reaction to the Netflix-WBD deal.

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