45-471: ThreeNews is a New Zealand television news bulletin produced by Stuff , airing on channel Three since 6 July 2024. It is the successor to Newshub Live at 6pm , which ended the day prior. ThreeNews is broadcast for 60 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. Notable presenters include weeknight news presenter Samantha Hayes , weekend news presenter Laura Tupou , sports presenter Ollie Ritchie and weather presenter Heather Keats. The recession of
90-625: A paywall system, with readers being offered unlimited access to content on The Post , The Press and Waikato Times websites for a NZ$ 1.99 weekly subscription fee. Stuff.co.nz has won numerous awards at the Newspaper Publishers' Association awards (currently branded as the Voyager Media Awards ) including Best News Website or App in 2014 and 2019, and Website of the Year in 2013 and 2018. In July 2008, during
135-592: A 22.5 percent stake in December 2014. In May 2018 Stuff Ltd took full ownership of internet service provider Stuff Fibre, which won the People's Choice Award, NZ Broadband Provider of the Year, Best Fibre Broadband Provider, and Best Broadband Innovation at the 2019 Broadband Compare Awards. Stuff Ltd also had a 49 percent share in New Zealand-based energy retailer energyclubnz. In 2019, Stuff Ltd launched
180-520: A branch office reporter for The Press in 1993. Stuff has closed or sold many of their former publications: In 2008, Fairfax Media New Zealand launched a weekly community newspaper in Dunedin called D-Scene , which was a subsidiary of The Southland Times . The newspaper ran for five years. On 29 May 2013, Fairfax Media confirmed the closure of D-Scene following a two-week consultation period. On 25 June 2024, Stuff announced it would close
225-609: A proposal to the New Zealand Government regarding a "possible transaction." NZME proposed a "Kiwishare" arrangement that would ringfence Stuff's editorial operations and protect local journalism. On 11 May 2020, NZME offered to purchase Stuff for a symbolic $ 1 on the basis of saving jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic . In response, Stuff's parent company Nine Entertainment terminated further discussion with NZME. In response, NZME filed for an emergency injunction at
270-557: A single subscription package offering unlimited access to content on The Post , The Press and Waikato Times websites. On 1 June 2023, Laura Maxwell was appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Stuff Group while its owner Boucher became the Executive Chair and Publisher of the company. In addition, Stuff appointed three new managing directors to lead the major divisions of the company. Chief Audio Officer Nadia Tolich
315-628: A video platform, Play Stuff. The website hosts free content sourced from content providers such as BBC, Reuters and the Press Association as well as local content from NZ On Screen and Bravo New Zealand . On 20 May 2020, Stuff sold Stuff Fibre to Vocus and sold its share of energyclubnz back to its founder. In 2019, Stuff launched a longform journalism documentary series called Stuff Circuit with funding from NZ On Air . Notable titles have included Big Decision ( abortion law reform ), Life + Limb (New Zealand's military involvement in
360-578: The Auckland High Court to force Nine Entertainment back into negotiations. On 19 May, the Auckland High Court rejected NZME's bid for an interim injunction against Nine Entertainment. On 25 May, Nine Entertainment agreed to sell Stuff to Stuff's chief executive Sinead Boucher for NZ$ 1, with the transaction due to be completed by 31 May. This marks the return of the company into New Zealand ownership. Nine will retain all of
405-733: The Commerce Commission to merge their operations in New Zealand. As part of the merger proposal, Stuff's Australian owner Fairfax Media would have received a 41 per cent stake in the combined business plus $ 55 million cash. On 2 May 2017, the Commerce Commission declined to approve the merger. Stuff Ltd. and NZME appealed the Commission's decision to the Wellington High Court, which upheld
450-458: The E tū union organised strikes in December 2022. Despite opposition from employees, Stuff proceeded with the planned restructuring in early December 2022. Stuff's Chief Content Officer Joanna Norris defended the restructuring, stating that the company had created an internal news service operating across regional New Zealand that would be able to cover stories at any time and place. By contrast, Mayor of Nelson Nick Smith expressed concern about
495-467: The Newspaper Publishers' Association awards including 'Best News Website or App' in 2014 and 2019, and 'Website of the Year' in 2013 and 2018. The former New Zealand media company Independent Newspapers Ltd (INL), owned by News Corp Australia, launched Stuff on 27 June 2000 at a cybercafe in Auckland , after announcing its intention to go online more than a year earlier. The development of Stuff
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#1732772041568540-536: The Sunday Star Times and The Post newspapers. On 16 April 2024, Stuff announced an agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand to replace the outgoing Newshub news service with an evening news bulletin provided by Stuff from 6 July 2024. The news bulletin will run from 6pm to 7pm on weekdays and a 30 minute news bulletin on Saturday and Sunday. As part of the agreement, Warner Bros. Discovery will pay Stuff an annual fee, estimated to be likely in
585-588: The War in Afghanistan ), False Profit (which focused on conspiracy theorist and New Zealand Public Party founder Billy Te Kahika ), Deleted (which looked at New Zealand companies alleged to be complicit in human rights abuses in Xinjiang ), Disordered (which focused on the treatment of people with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome ), and Fire and Fury (which looked at vaccine disinformation and conspiracy theories in
630-604: The 2020s and the decline in advertising caused a drop in Newshub 's revenue. Consequently, several Newshub bulletins and the current affairs programme The Project had to be shut down. After making a proposal in February 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery decided in April that it would end production of Newshub , which would result in almost 300 job losses. In April 2024, Stuff announced that they will replace Newshub 's spot for
675-471: The 25-25 year old demographic market share. During its launch, Tara Ward of The Spinoff observed that ThreeNews took a more in-depth, investigatory approach to news coverage than its predecessor Newshub's 6pm news bulletin, which had primarily focused on big headlines, sports and the weather. By early August 2024, ThreeNews had been losing ratings, primarily during the 2024 Summer Olympics , which had been carried by competing broadcaster TVNZ. The ratings of
720-538: The 5+ audience had watched the inaugural Saturday half hour bulletin, an 89% increase from Newshub 's last Saturday night bulletin on 29 June 2024 and a 32% increase on the same weekend in July 2023. The 6 July news bulletin also 19.3% in the target 25-54 year old demographic, a 3.5% increase on the average rating for the Newshub bulletin over the last quarter. The 7 July news bulletin attracted 300,000 5+ viewers and 18.6% of
765-507: The 6 pm news bulletin on Three. The name ThreeNews was unveiled the following month, which reflects the channel the programme is run on, and is a reference to Newshub ’s previous name, 3 News . On 14 April 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery filed a trademark claim for the names ThreeNews and Three News while Stuff filed a trademark with the New Zealand Intellectual Properties Office . Several of
810-824: The Commission's decision on 18 December 2017. In June 2018, the companies appealed the Commission's decision at the New Zealand Court of Appeal , which rejected their merger bid on 25 September 2018. In October 2018, Stuff and NZME abandoned their first merger attempt. On 1 February 2018, Fairfax New Zealand Limited changed its name to Stuff Limited . In December 2018, Stuff's parent company Fairfax Media merged with Australia's Nine Entertainment , which acquired Stuff and its stable of New Zealand newspapers. In July 2019, Nine Entertainment attempted to sell Stuff but did not receive any adequate bids. In November 2019, NZME confirmed that it had entered into negotiations with Nine Entertainment to purchase Stuff and submitted
855-675: The Covering Climate Now international initiative. In 2019, Stuff launched an investigative journalism documentary series called Stuff Circuit with funding from New Zealand on Air . Notable titles and topics have included Big Decision ( abortion law reform ), Life + Limb (New Zealand's military involvement in the War in Afghanistan ), False Profit (which focused on conspiracy theorist and New Zealand Public Party founder Billy Te Kahika ), Deleted (which looked at New Zealand companies alleged to be complicit in human rights abuses in Xinjiang ), Disordered (which focused on
900-474: The Stuff Group's North Island newspapers Taranaki Daily News , Manawatu Standard and the Wairarapa Times-Age would be hosted on The Post 's website while South Island newspapers The Southland Times , Nelson Mail , Timaru Herald and Marlborough Express would be hosted on The Press 's website. This reorganisation was part of the Stuff Group's transition towards
945-581: The Stuff logo was changed from black to the colours associated with the pride flag . In 2017, Stuff's first podcast Black Hands received over 3 million downloads and was the number one podcast in five countries. Stuff also produced Gone Fishing with Radio New Zealand , which won podcast of the year at the 2019 NZ Radio Awards. In 2018 Stuff launched Quick! Save the Planet to increase news coverage of climate change in New Zealand and in 2019 Stuff joined
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#1732772041568990-460: The Stuff news website would be reorganising its regional news content. Content from the Stuff Group's North Island newspapers Taranaki Daily News , Manawatu Standard and the Wairarapa Times-Age would be hosted on The Post 's website while South Island newspapers Southland Times , Nelson Mail , Timaru Herald and Marlborough Express would be hosted on The Press 's website. Users would also be prompted to subscribe to
1035-409: The Stuff news website, which will remain free. On 17 January 2024, Stuff rolled out a new website and app with a new layout and design. It was immediately met with overwhelming criticism, due to a number of features and sections previously being available removed, including the search function and the technology section. The new design also caused a number of functionality issues, mostly around loading
1080-439: The Stuff website to Stuff's CEO Sinead Boucher for NZ$ 1, with the transaction completed on 31 May. This marks the return of the company into New Zealand ownership. On 30 May 2022, Stuff updated its logo and brand colours. On 27 April 2023, Stuff confirmed that it would launch separate subscription-based websites for three of its newspapers: The Post , The Press , and Waikato Times . These websites will co-exist with
1125-478: The ThreeNews bulletin fell sharply compared to what it was at the beginning, with rival 1News rising in the process. On 20 October 2024, ThreeNews was watched by 26,300 viewers while 1 News was watched by six times as many viewers. Official website Stuff (company) Stuff Ltd (previously Fairfax New Zealand ) is a privately held news media company operating in New Zealand. It operates Stuff ,
1170-479: The ability for visitors to personalise the homepage. The first mobile phone news service from Stuff began in 2003, in a partnership with Vodafone New Zealand . On 21 April 2009, Stuff launched a dedicated mobile site. On 1 February 2018, the parent company of Stuff changed its name from Fairfax New Zealand Limited to Stuff Limited . In December 2018 Stuff was merged into Nine Entertainment . On 25 May 2020, Nine Entertainment sold Stuff and its holdings including
1215-447: The country's largest news website, and owns nine daily newspapers, including New Zealand's second and third-highest circulation daily newspapers, The Post and The Press , and the highest circulation weekly, Sunday Star-Times . Magazines published include TV Guide , New Zealand's top-selling weekly magazine. Stuff also owns social media network Neighbourly . Stuff Ltd has been owned by Sinead Boucher since 31 May 2020. It
1260-534: The impact of job cuts on the quality of local newspaper Nelson Mail 's news coverage. On 27 April 2023, Stuff confirmed that it would launch separate subscription-based websites for three of its newspapers: The Dominion Post , The Press , and Waikato Times . These websites will co-exist with the free Stuff news website . In addition, Stuff confirmed that The Dominion Post would be revamped as The Post from 29 April. In early October 2024, Stuff Digital's Head of Growth Janine Fenwick confirmed that
1305-462: The last of its Northland community newspapers: The Northern News , The Whangārei Leader and Far North Real Estate. The Kerikeri-based Bay Chronicle was closed earlier in March 2024. On 30 June, Stuff announced that its Sunday News newspaper would be closed by late July 2024. In November 2017 Stuff Ltd took full ownership of hyper-local social media network Neighbourly, having first bought
1350-450: The millions. Stuff publisher Boucher also confirmed that Stuff would hire several former Newshub staff (less than 40–50) to produce the 6pm bulletins. On 7 May 2024, Stuff confirmed that it would hire seven former Newshub journalists— Samantha Hayes , Jenna Lynch , Laura Tupou , Ollie Ritchie , Juliet Speedy , Zane Small and Heather Keats —to produce its 6pm news bulletin and other news products. In late May 2024, Stuff revealed that
1395-405: The new 6pm news bulletin would be called ThreeNews . On 15 May 2024, the Stuff Group acquired the Wairarapa Times-Age newspaper, its website and associated publications from National Media Limited. Allen Williams was chief executive officer of Fairfax New Zealand Limited from April 2009 until April 2013, when he was promoted to managing director of Australian Publishing Media. Andrew Boyle
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1440-520: The new homepage with several users reporting the homepage to be stuck in a loading loop. A story posted by Stuff touting the new design and also seeking feedback received over 300 responses with about a dozen positive and the rest negative. Comments on this story were later removed. Since the rollout, traffic and readership has reportedly dropped by up to 20%. On 6 October 2024, Stuff Digital's Head of Growth Janine Fenwick confirmed that Stuff.co.nz would be reorganising its regional news content. Content from
1485-699: The proceeds of the sale of wholesale broadband business Stuff Fibre to telecommunications company Vocus Group , and ownership of Stuff's Wellington printing press. On 18 October 2022, Stuff released details of a proposed restructure for its regional and local publications. Under the proposal, the number of newsroom staff at the Manawatū Standard , Nelson Mail , and Timaru Herald would be reduced from seven reporters to three. Other regional newspapers Taranaki Daily News and The Southland Times would retain four reporters each. In addition, news director roles at regional papers would be disestablished, with
1530-455: The remaining editors expected to write news. Stuff has proposed counterbalancing these job cuts by establishing a new regional team composed of a group regional editor, four news directors and nine breaking news reporters. According to Radio New Zealand , several unidentified Stuff employees expressed sadness and unease about the restructuring and increased work load. In response to the proposed restructuring, several journalists affiliated with
1575-519: The top journalists from Newshub are employed at ThreeNews , including newsreader Samantha Hayes , Laura Tupou, Ollie Ritchie and Heather Keats. The news bulletin launched on 6 July 2024. On 26 July, the weather segment of ThreeNews' bulletin was briefly interrupted by "technical difficulties," which Warner Bros Discovery attributed to human error. ThreeNews debuted to strong ratings for its inaugural Saturday and Sunday shows on 6-7 July 2024. Audience measuring tool Nielsen found that 340,000 people in
1620-440: The treatment of people with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome ), and Fire and Fury (which looked at vaccine disinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the 2022 Wellington protests . The documentaries are published on Stuff's website. In November 2019, Stuff's Life + Limb documentary's coverage of unexploded ordnance on New Zealand Defence Force firing ranges in Afghanistan prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to order
1665-402: The trial of Clayton Weatherston , press.co.nz, a subsidiary section on Stuff, accidentally ran the headline "Guilty of Murder" the day before the jury delivered the verdict. The article was quickly withdrawn, and Fairfax executive editor Paul Thompson said it was a mistake "we take very seriously." On 17 April 2013, to celebrate the passing of same-sex marriage in New Zealand , the colour of
1710-430: The wake of the 2022 Wellington protests . Stuff Ltd has won both national and international awards for its corporate leadership and management. Stuff (website) Stuff is a New Zealand news media website owned by newspaper conglomerate Stuff Ltd (formerly called Fairfax). As of early 2024, it is the most popular news website in New Zealand, with a monthly unique audience of more than 2 million. Stuff
1755-580: Was acting managing director until Simon Tong started as managing director in September 2013. Tong left in March 2017, just days prior to the Commerce Commission announcing their final decision on the proposed Fairfax New Zealand merger with New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME). Tong was succeeded by Boyle as acting managing director until Sinead Boucher was appointed chief executive officer in August 2017. Boucher had first been employed by Fairfax as
1800-415: Was appointed as managing director of Stuff Brand Connections, which also incorporated the company's former Stuff Events business division. As part of the restructuring process, Stuff announced a proposed restructuring of editorial and management jobs in mid June 2023. According to Radio New Zealand, several senior journalists were asked to reapply for several new roles including a single position as editor of
1845-404: Was appointed managing director of Stuff Digital, which included stuff.co.nz , Neighbourly, and Stuff's audio division. Chief content officer Joanna Norris was appointed as managing director of Stuff Masthead Publishing, which has oversight over Stuff's metropolitan, regional and community newspapers, magazines, websites, and commercial printing operations. Executive Commercial Director Matt Headland
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1890-511: Was built by a group of engineers from a few tech companies in Wellington led by founding CTO and engineering manager Will Everitt and project manager Bill Alp and used a software platform from News Corp Australia's news.com.au . On 30 June 2003, INL sold its publishing assets including The Dominion Post , The Press , and the Stuff website to Fairfax Media . Fairfax upgraded the website in December 2006, and again on 4 March 2009, adding
1935-588: Was called Fairfax New Zealand Limited until 1 February 2018. The print publications and the Stuff website previously belonged to Independent Newspapers Limited , until they were sold to Australian company Fairfax Media in 2003. When a 7.8 earthquake struck Kaikōura 14 November 2016, cutting the town off via road access, Stuff (then Fairfax New Zealand) flew free copies of its newspapers to residents. In 2016, Fairfax New Zealand and media company New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) sought clearance from
1980-418: Was founded in 2000, and publishes breaking news, weather, sport, politics, video, entertainment, business and life and style content from Stuff Ltd's newspapers, which include New Zealand's second- and third-highest circulation daily newspapers, The Post and The Press , and the highest circulation weekly, Sunday Star-Times , as well as international news wire services. Stuff has won numerous awards at
2025-466: Was supported by Don Higgins, Corporate Development Manager and Mark Wierzbicki, founding Internet Business Manager. Advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi conceived the name "Stuff", and INL had to buy the domain name from a cyber squatter . In its first month, the site had 120,000 unique visitors. At the time, Wierzbicki described the name as a copywriter's dream, although he conceded that "it's not without risk, especially if we stuff up." The start up
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