---
title: "NZME brands and Share of Search"
description: "The New Zealand media business behind the NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, ZM, and other brands."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/companies/nzme"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# NZME brands and Share of Search

The New Zealand media business behind the NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB, ZM, and other brands.

## Key facts

- **Company**: NZME
- **Legal name**: NZME Limited
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands tracked**: 7
- **Measured through**: Aug 2026
- **Combined demand figure**: Not published; demand belongs to each brand

## Brands this company owns

| Brand | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NZ Herald | New Zealand news publishers | 2 | 27.5% | 2.3M |
| BusinessDesk | New Zealand news publishers | 11 | 0.07% | 5.8K |
| Coast | New Zealand radio stations | 9 | 4.5% | 10.1K |
| Newstalk ZB | New Zealand radio stations | 1 | 27.5% | 62.4K |
| Radio Hauraki | New Zealand radio stations | 5 | 6.6% | 14.9K |
| The Hits | New Zealand radio stations | 7 | 4.6% | 10.6K |
| ZM | New Zealand radio stations | 8 | 4.6% | 10.4K |

- [NZ Herald](/demand/nz/brands/nz-herald)
- [BusinessDesk](/demand/nz/brands/businessdesk)
- [Coast](/demand/nz/brands/coast)
- [Newstalk ZB](/demand/nz/brands/newstalk-zb)
- [Radio Hauraki](/demand/nz/brands/radio-hauraki)
- [The Hits](/demand/nz/brands/the-hits)
- [ZM](/demand/nz/brands/zm)

## Brand competitors

- [Stuff](/demand/nz/brands/stuff): 1st place in NZ news publishers estimated Share of Search at 51.6% in Aug 2026.
- [RNZ National](/demand/nz/brands/rnz-national): 2nd place in NZ radio stations estimated Share of Search at 20.2% in Aug 2026.
- [The Rock](/demand/nz/brands/the-rock): 3rd place in NZ radio stations estimated Share of Search at 15% in Aug 2026.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "NZME brands and Share of Search". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/companies/nzme

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