The Fold

The long strange trip of MediaWorks

Glen Kyne takes Duncan Greive through the various eras of MediaWorks, the perennial underdog of Aotearoa’s big media companies, as it finds itself debt-free and up for sale.

24 Feb 2026

The Fold

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A different episode of The Fold this week, leaning on Glen Kyne's deep experience with MediaWorks to tell the story of this perennial underdog of the big media companies – one which has always had great, authentic brands and even greater debt loads. Now that it's finally debt-free, Kyne talks Greive through the great saga of its various eras, as it finds itself once again for sale.