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As of 31 July 2024 The Magazine 360 website has been paused while the platforms future is considered.

The 2023 Conference planned for 28 February 2023 has been deferred. Please direct any questions to The Chairman; Nicholas Burrowes [email protected]

In 2019 John Wilpers was the international speaker at the MPA conference. At that time John was a publishing consultant and the co-editor of the FIPP Publishing Innovation booklet. He has now joined a new consulting practice called Katahdin and has made an offer exclusive to the NZ MPA for some one on one publisher consulting sessions. The initial consultation is at NO COST to MPA members.

The start of a new era? As Kiwis feel the full force of record inflation, declining economic confidence, and a threatening recession, we see online spending on physical goods fall for the second quarter in a row. Online spending is now below where it was two years ago. At the same time, in-store spending on retail goods has seen a significant increase compared to the same quarter last year. Are we seeing shoppers switch back from online to physical shopping and, if so, what will that mean for where online shopping ends up in 2022?

When publisher True North Media unveiled a new print edition of InStyle Australia in September, the plan was for it to come out only twice a year. What happened next surprised everyone, including editor-in-chief Justine Cullen.

2023 Conference date announced. Save the date

The 2022 Awards were presented on 19 October 2022. At last a chance to celebrate with colleagues and rivals after two years of lockdowns.

Congratulations to all our 2021 Webstar Magazine Media Award winners!   In a year that was once again disrupted by the pandemic, the strength and innovative skill of our industry shone through....

New data from two different sources shows the Kiwi love affair with local magazines continues, with readership and sales both up strongly.

The MPA has spent a lot of time in the past two years trying to find an environmentally sound waterproof wrap for our members’ subscriber copies. Our aim is to locate and share, the best possible solution.