PremiumShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·13 Aug, 2026 03:30 PM7 mins to read‌More FM breakfast host Simon Barnett and (inset) SEG chief executive Craig Hutchison and MediaWorks chief executive Wendy Palmer.After almost 20 years of private-equity ownership, MediaWorks has been acquired by a media company that says its priority is growth rather than cost-cutting. Its new owner opens up: ‘It was something that we’d often admired and probably never dreamed of owning.’

MediaWorks’ new Australian owner says it plans to