Who owns BusinessDesk?
BusinessDesk is owned by NZME (New Zealand, NZX: NZM).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: NZME Limited Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- NZME Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Auckland
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Founded
- 2008
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Newspapers & magazines
- Parent ticker
- NZX: NZM ASX: NZM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BusinessDesk
BusinessDesk is a New Zealand business news service in NZME's publishing division. NZME's publishing page says it has covered the New Zealand political economy and the fortunes of listed and unlisted companies since 2008, with thousands of individual subscribers and more than 150 corporate and government subscribers. NZME's 2025 report describes plans to move BusinessDesk to its own app and bundle it with the Herald.
Ownership timeline of BusinessDesk
Where BusinessDesk sits in NZME
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full NZME brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by NZME
NZME controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in newspapers & magazines, and who owns them
The 70 brands in newspapers & magazines on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Reach, with 9; NZME has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| BelfastLive | Reach | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Beobachter | Ringier | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Aftenposten | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Condé Nast | Advance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Country Life | Future | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Car and Driver | Hearst | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Brisbane Times | Nine | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| ARQ | Grupo Clarín | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: NZME
NZME is a publicly listed company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NZX: NZM and ASX: NZM.
NZME is a New Zealand media company, incorporated and domiciled in New Zealand with its registered office in Auckland, listed on the NZX Main Board and, as a foreign exempt listing, on the ASX. Its annual report for 2025 reports three segments: Audio (radio and digital audio), Publishing (print and digital news) and OneRoof (property). OneRoof Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary. NZME does not own the Australian Sydney Morning Herald, which is a separate record.
🇳🇿 BusinessDesk and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in New Zealand. 19 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BusinessDesk is not one of them.
- Sky (New Zealand) — Sky NZ 🇳🇿
- AA Insurance — Suncorp Group 🇦🇺
- Air Chathams — Air Chathams 🇳🇿
- Air New Zealand — Air New Zealand 🇳🇿
- Anchor — Lactalis 🇫🇷
- Anchor Food Professionals — Fonterra 🇳🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BusinessDesk?
The parent company of BusinessDesk is NZME, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is BusinessDesk New Zealand?
Yes. BusinessDesk originated in New Zealand in 2008 and its owner, NZME, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is BusinessDesk still owned by NZME?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, BusinessDesk is still owned by NZME. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NZME Limited Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 — NZME Limited, Stock exchange filing; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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