New Zealand media people on Twitter
New Zealand journalists and media organisations on Twitter:
Newspapers, radio and TV stations:
@3NewsNZ – TV 3 News
@BusinessTalk – Business Talk
@ComputerworldNZ — Computerworld New Zealand
@dompost – The Dominion-Post
@DunedinNews – Dunedin News
@Karere – Maori News
@LoveThisPaper — Kim Gillespie, editor Wanganui Chronicle
@NewstalkZB – Newstalk ZB Radio
@nzherald – The New Zealand Herald
@NZPAnews — NZPA News
@PressNewsroom – The Christchurch Press
@nzresellernews — Reseller News
@NZstuff — stuff.co.nz
@rnz_news – Radio New Zealand News
@TheNBR – The National Business Review
@TVNZNews – TVNZ News
@upthisway – This way up – Radio NZ consumer show
@WaikatoTimes – Waikato Times (appears to be dormant)
Magazines
@coupdemain — coup de main digital magazine
@discounderworld — Monthly digital magazine
@goodmag — Good magazine
@idealogmag — Idealog magazine
@ITBrief – IT Brief, trade title for computer professionals
@NetGuide – New Zealand NetGuide
@real_groove — Real Groove
@ripitupNZ — Rip It Up
@salientmagazine — Student magazine from Victoria University of Wellington
@TheGrooveGuide — The Groove Guide
@UnlimitedMagNZ — Unlimited
Journalists and New Zealand media people
@AdrienneRewi — Adrienne Rewi, freelance journalist, travel guide writer
@AliIkram — Ali Ikram, TV3 journalist
@AnaSamways — Ana Samways, New Zealand Herald Sideswipe columnist
@andemac – Ande Macpherson, Group Interactive Director Mediaworks Radio, commentator & blogger
@asiapublishing — Doug Green, Asia Publishing Group nzmanufacturer.co.nz
@bloggerbb — entertainment editor for the NZ Herald online
@billbennettnz— Bill Bennett, tech journalist, freelance, Auckland
@blairensor — Blair Ensor, eporter, Marlborough Express, specialising in rural
@bjdooley – Brian J. Dooley, tech journalist and independent analyst
@CallMeDrAl — Subeditor, Unlimited magazine
@CateOwen — Cate Owen, digital person for TV3 Sunrise
@Chrisbellnz — Chris Bell, freelance
@ChrisKeall – Chris Keall, freelance, NBR technology writer
@Cliptec – Phillip Smith, Cliptec media monitoring
@ColinJacksonNZ – tech commentator
@craig_martin — Managing Director, Indie Travel Media Ltd
@dubdotdash – Peter McLennan, designer, dj, blogger, muso, renaissance man
@ethicalmartini – Martin Hirst, associate professor AUT
@GreerMcDonald —Greer McDonald, social media editor, stuff.co.nz
@HamishBarwick – Hamish Barwick, Fairfax Business Group
@HamishCR — Rebel producer, director, presenter, Throng TV
@hoskingonzb — Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB
@jamesc0leman – James Coleman, radio and TV presenter
@JohnJCampbell — TV current affairs host and Bro’town star
@jonohutchison — TV3 News and Sunrise reporter
@juhasaarinen — Juha Saarinen, freelance
@julietspeedy — TV3 journalist
@KATEHAWKESBY — Freelance
@kiranchug — Kiran Chug, reporter at The Dominion Post
@lindajmartin — Managing Editor, Indie Travel Media Ltd
@littlehigh — Paul Reynolds, radio commentator
@lukeappleby — Luke Appleby, tech blogger for stuff.co.nz
@macnzMark — Mark Webster, freelance IT writer, Mac specialist, NetGuide, Macthemag, Mac Planet
@markrevington — Mark Revington, Unlimited editor
@Michael_Forbes — Dominion Post reporter for the Manawatu-Wanganui region.
@miroslab — Miro Slabbert, PC World art director
@mitchellhall — Mitchell Hall, NBR reporter
@monty64 — Denise Montgomery, TV News Producer, Producer ONE News @ 4:30
@MrsDesperate — Bronwyn Marquardt, journalist, travel writer, author, blogger
@NatashaUtting — Natasha Utting, Campbell Live
@nathanbeaumont — Nathan Beaumont, education reporter at The Dominion Post.
@nztaylor — Martin Taylor, director, digital publishing forum
@PatrickCrewdson — Patrick Crewdson, web editor at The Dominion Post
@petergnz — Peter Griffin, Science Media Centre
@radiowammo — Glenn Williams, radio host Kiwi FM
@rgoodchild — Rachel Goodchild
@RodCheeseman — TV3
@robonz — Rob O’Neill, Computerworld New Zealand editor
@scottbartley — Scott Bartley, reviews editor at PC World
@simonhendery – Simon Hendry, New Zealand Herald tech writer
@SineadBoucher – Sinead Boucher, digital editor for Fairfax New Zealand
@SitaMitaBita – Sita Narsi, designer extraordinaire at Fairfax Business Group
@someonegetsteve — Steve Leon, new media producer, In-business mag and others
@staceyvivienne — Stacey Wood, Dominion Post Capital Day reporter
@starrjulie – Julie Starr, Editor-in-Residence at Wintec’s School of Media Arts in Hamilton, runs the Evolving Newsroom
@stevebwriter — Stephen Bell, Computerworld Wellington reporter
@TedGibbons – Ted Gibbons, editor PC World New Zealand
@vmcm1 — Virginia McMillan, freelance, health business
@WazL — CEO at APN online
Public relations and communications
@adagebusiness — marketing and media consultant to small business and not-for-profit groups
@AngelaMoriarty — communications manager for Positively Wellington Tourism
@Belindanash — AUT communications manager
@BulletPR – Bullet Public Relations
@campbellh — Campbell Hodgetts
@caanz – Catherine Arrow, public relations consultant
@ClaireDel — Claire Del
@craigadolph — Media Planner/Buyer at GSL Network
@ericalloyd — Erica Lloyd, Network PR
@HarcourtsToni — Harcourts NZ communications manager, Toni Skiffington
@Ideasshop — PR company
@jossdeb — Joss Debreceny, senior comms advisor at Ministry of Education
@iChild — Monica Wales, Media planner and buyer, ad industry blogger
@julielandry — Julie Landry
@KevinPtak — Kevin Ptak, Porter Novelli Public Relations
@louisvanwyk — Louis van Wyk, Tuanz
@markomPR — Markom Public Relations
@networkpr — Network Public Relations
@paulbrislen — Paul Brislen, communications at Vodafone NZ
@Paul_Matthews – Paul Matthews, Bullet Public Relations
@paulpursuit — Paul O’Leary, Pursuit PR
@samfarrow — Sam Farrow
@SarahPSparks — Sarah Sparks, director of markomPR
@shineprjack — Jacky James, Shine PR
@simcmanus — Simon Mcmanus, McManus Tourism Communications
@sknightly — Stephen Knightly, Pursuit PR
@The_Saurus — Rachael Joel
@wagthedogagency — Full service digital agency
@watchthewitter — Jenny Wilmshurst, marketing planning & communications
Bloggers and online media
@althecat — Alastair Thompson, Scoop Media
@audaciousgloop – Simon Young, writer
@benkepes — Ben Kepes
@bernardchickey — Bernard Hickey, business journalist, runs Interest.co.nz
@deadball — Sports blog run by music industry types
@dpfdpf — David Farrar, Kiwiblog
@freitasm — Mauricio Freitas, Geekzone
@justinflitter — Social CRM, helpdesk and customer service related blogger
@KiwiblogDPF — Kiwiblog
@Kunal_Kripalani — Kunal Kripalani, social media guidelines blogger for policy & strategy
@mrsgooding — Christine Gooding, shannonsway
@nzben — Ben Gracewood, TV gadget reviewer
@philbilbrough — Phil Bilbrough, Scoop
@publicaddress — Russell Brown, blogger, journalist and TV presenter
@roadcycling – RoadCycling.co.nz NZ’s Online Cycling Magazine
@rww —Richard MacManus, Read Write Web
@Scoopnz – Scoop
This list is not comprehensive, if you’d like to be included, or you know someone who should be added, please leave the twitter name, link and a few descriptive words in the comments below and I’ll make the additions when I have time. Also, please let me know if any corrections are needed.
There’s a similar list of Australian media people at The Earley Edition: 501 Australian Journalists and News Media People on Twitter
While I have your attention you may be interested in reading:
Can Twitter be journalism?
More on Twitter as journalism
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@adagebusiness
The art of marketing media, specialising in helping business and not for profits leverage support through media channels
note: website is about 2 weeks away.
Graeme
Graeme
14 Jul 09 at 10:49 pm
I’d be interested to see which of the newspapers, radio and TV stations are able to make it out of the broadcast only mentality and start INTERACTING with their followers… Shall we put a date on it and see what the ratios are in say, December?
NZRob
15 Jul 09 at 9:03 am
Great list! I’d love to be on it:
Bronwyn Marquardt, journalist, travel writer, author, blogger
MrsDesperate
15 Jul 09 at 9:07 am
Technology reporter in UK 1974-77 and in NZ for most of 78-present: NBR, The Independent (NZ) and freelance, Some PR and market research. Current mainstay Computerworld & CIO magazine
Steve Bell
15 Jul 09 at 9:24 am
@NZRob – good point, I’ve written about this very issue in Can Twitter be journalism? and More on Twitter as journalism. The bottom line is only about 40 percent of Twitter media accounts are interacting.
billbennettnz
15 Jul 09 at 9:29 am
Good Morning Bill
I’d loved to be considered for your list. I write for Scoop, and I’m a freelance Digital Strategist.
My blog is http://advertising.scoop.co.nz, and my twitter is, http://twitter.com/philbilbrough
Great blog.
Cheers, Phil
Phil Bilbrough
16 Jul 09 at 12:57 pm
@AngelaMoriarty – Communications Manager for Positively Wellington Tourism.
Distributes tourism, events and other such Wellington news, and hosts media visits.
Angela Moriarty
16 Jul 09 at 1:01 pm
Happy for you to add: HarcourtsToni – a.k.a. Harcourts NZ Communications Manager, Toni Skiffington
Toni
16 Jul 09 at 1:44 pm
Fulltime freelance magazine journalist in NZ & internationally, author, travel guide writer and two blogs. Does that count. Several other PR types on Twitter too – Simon McManus for one
Adrienne Rewi
16 Jul 09 at 2:05 pm
Great compilation, thank you.
Shine PR, Rotorua based integrated communications consultancy and soon to be BOP Police District Comms Manager. Twitter name @shineprjack
Jacky James
16 Jul 09 at 2:14 pm
Slice Media has a list of Aussie and NZ PR people on twitter – http://slicemedia.blogspot.com/2009/05/75-australian-new-zealand-public.html.
They also link to two lists of Australian journalists on twitter – http://slicemedia.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-aussie-journalists-media-types-on.html.
Joss Debreceny
16 Jul 09 at 4:01 pm
@wagthedogagency
nz’s littlest and possibly oddest full service digital agency. also possibly it’s first, but then we do take a while to catch on sometimes ;-)
nice list
tom
tom osborne
16 Jul 09 at 6:16 pm
TV3 Journos: @AliIkram @JulietSpeedy @RodCheeseman @JonoHutchison.
Cate
16 Jul 09 at 6:37 pm
oops… and @JackDriver (Oliver Driver’s doggy)
Cate
16 Jul 09 at 6:38 pm
How about Salient? @salientmagazine
Laura McQuillan
16 Jul 09 at 7:00 pm
[...] New Zealand media people on Twitter (billbennettnz.wordpress.com) [...]
The NBR’s cheeky online offer « Knowledge Workers
16 Jul 09 at 10:33 pm
Hey Bill,
@blairensor
Reporter, Marlborough Express, specialising in rural / agricultural issues
Cheers
Blair
17 Jul 09 at 8:01 am
Hi Bill,
Thanks for including me on the list. To complete my details, I work at Pursuit PR.
Stephen Knightly
17 Jul 09 at 10:28 am
Hi Bill,
Would like to be on your list.
@craigadolph – Media Planner/Buyer at GSL Network
Thanks,
Craig.
craigadolph
17 Jul 09 at 11:12 am
Unlimited editor
Mark Revington
17 Jul 09 at 11:19 am
Nice Twitter directory. Please can you add me.
@CallMeDrAl Subeditor, Unlimited magazine
Thanks,
Alison Hunt
Alison Hunt
17 Jul 09 at 11:57 am
@markomPR – boutique PR consultancy in the Bay (St Heliers), Auckland
@SarahPSparks – Director of markomPR
Sarah Sparks
17 Jul 09 at 4:58 pm
@KevinPtak, Kevin Ptak, Porter Novelli Public Relations
Kevin Ptak
17 Jul 09 at 7:17 pm
Hey Bill, it would be rude not to:
@kleinzeitnz
http://www.NZBC.net.nz
Chris Bell
19 Jul 09 at 12:57 am
Oh ok, I’ll bite.
@GreerMcDonald
Dominion Post reporter and blogger
Greer McDonald
19 Jul 09 at 12:02 pm
@vmcm1
Freelance journalist (health, business)
Virginia McMillan
19 Jul 09 at 10:15 pm
Better get on the bandwagon …
@staceyvivienne: Stacey Wood, Dominion Post reporter
Stace
19 Jul 09 at 11:09 pm
Bill–
@bjdooley – Brian J. Dooley, tech journalist and independent analyst
Brian J. Dooley
20 Jul 09 at 1:08 am
[...] Bennett is compiling a list of NZ media folk on Twitter. Have a look and see if there’s anyone [...]
List of NZ media folk on Twitter | The Evolving Newsroom
20 Jul 09 at 10:20 am
Hi good crowdsourced directory
Steve Leon – New Media Producer, In-business mag and others @someonegetsteve
Steve
20 Jul 09 at 12:37 pm
I’m a reporter for the NBR and have some input to NBR’s online presence (eg our Twitter feed, social bookmarking etc).
@mitchellhall
Cheers,
Mitchell
Mitchell Hall
20 Jul 09 at 1:33 pm
Yeah, I agree. Nice list.
Throw me on there too?
@lukeappleby
blogger, multi-media journo/photographer, journalism tutor @ Whitireia Polytech (newswire.co.nz)
Luke Appleby
20 Jul 09 at 3:59 pm
I would also like to be considered, and thanks for this handy list.
I am a freelance IT writer (Netguide, MacTheMag etc) and Apple Mac specialist; I write the Mac Planet blog on the NZ Herald.
http://twitter.com/macnzMark
Mark Webster
21 Jul 09 at 1:45 am
Wanganui Chronicle
@LoveThisPaper
Kim
23 Jul 09 at 2:02 pm
Claire Connell, Reporter, Marlborough Express newspaper
Twitter – claireconnell11
Claire Connell
25 Jul 09 at 6:55 pm
I don’t see (I think) Richard MacManus, editor and owner of ReadWriteWeb – @rww / http://www.readwriteweb.com/about_readwriteweb.php
Shurely some mistake :-)
Mike Riversdale
28 Jul 09 at 12:11 pm
Great list. Love to be added.
@mrsgooding — been part of the blogging community (global) since 2002 and offer socia media services to businesses and individuals.
http://www.blisstree.com/ouroneheart/
http://theaucklandguide.planeteye.com/
http://www.blisstree.com/topic/home-living/
http://www.blisstree.com/topic/parenting/
http://www.blisstree.com/topic/arts-crafts/
http://sift.net.nz/blog (Sustainability)
http://nurseuncut.com.au (site for nurses. by nurses)
http://shannonsway-blog.com (corporate blog)
http://livingmyotherlife.com (personal blog)
Cheers
Christine
28 Jul 09 at 12:21 pm
Craig
28 Jul 09 at 12:48 pm
Would love to be considered
We are kiwis taking on the Aussie domination of cycling reporting
@roadcycling – RoadCycling.co.nz NZ’s Online Cycling Magazine
Sarah Christian, co-editor
http://www.roadcycling.co.nz
Sarah Christian
28 Jul 09 at 12:59 pm
@justinflitter http://justinflitter.com – Social CRM, Helpdesk and Customer Service related Blogger
justinflitter
28 Jul 09 at 5:10 pm
Rebel producer, director, presenter and sometime media know all. Involved with the upcoming THRONG TV.
Hamish
28 Jul 09 at 5:45 pm
To follow the above guy get him on twitter @hammy_nzl, he was dumb enough to leave it out!
Hamish
28 Jul 09 at 5:46 pm
@Kunal_Kripalani http://social-bug.com Social Media Guidelines Blogger for Policy & Strategy
Kunal Kripalani
28 Jul 09 at 5:56 pm
TV News Producer, Producer ONE News @ 4:30
@monty64
28 Jul 09 at 10:15 pm
And my real name of course… Denise Montgomery
@monty64
28 Jul 09 at 10:16 pm
Cheers for adding me to the list, “@simcmanus – full description: Simon McManus, McManus Tourism Communications
Simon McManus
29 Jul 09 at 4:49 pm
Bill nice resource here. I should add that I run the NBR Twitter feed as well.
Cheers,
Mitchell
Mitchell Hall
11 Aug 09 at 5:32 pm
And of course NZ’s biggest general news twitter account – @NZStuff from stuff.co.nz
Matt
13 Aug 09 at 2:46 pm
Coup De Main – online pop culture mag
http://twitter.com/coupdemain
@coupdemain
14 Aug 09 at 10:16 am
@discounderworld not your traditional magazine, but one none the less.
Stacey
14 Aug 09 at 10:16 am
@deadball sports blog run by music industry types.
DeadBall
14 Aug 09 at 10:23 am
@caanz – public relations consultant
Catherine Arrow
17 Aug 09 at 3:30 pm
[...] if you’re an author with a taste for technology, you might like to include your name on the New Zealand media people on Twitter [...]
Bill Bennett’s knowledge workers | Knowledge Workers
22 Aug 09 at 6:04 pm
Real Groove magazine has done a similar list, of NZ music scene folks. See it here…
http://www.realgroove.co.nz/Blog.aspx?id=185
peter mac
4 Oct 09 at 11:04 am
Cliptec
NZ’s best online media monitoring service!
cheers
Phillip Smith
18 Nov 09 at 6:20 pm
Good grief, I can’t resist a list. Could I jump on?
@moatatamaira – blogger and web editor
Moata Tamaira
25 Nov 09 at 2:51 pm
@h_m_s – freelancer, blogger
Hanna Scott
25 Nov 09 at 8:40 pm
[...] project is simple. Take a look at my New Zealand media people on Twitter list. I wanted to take this straightforward list and turn it into a simple relational database [...]
Underwhelmed by ‘easy’ PC database apps at Bill Bennett
28 Dec 09 at 9:26 pm
Hi Bill,
Patrick Crewdson, web editor at The Dominion Post (www.dompost.co.nz).
@patrickcrewdson
Cheers.
Patrick Crewdson
12 Feb 10 at 11:03 am
Hi Bill,
Kiran Chug, reporter at The Dominion Post
@kiranchug
Thanks.
Kiran Chug
12 Feb 10 at 11:10 am
[...] the software more of a workout and decided to try a different project. So I decided to rebuild my List of New Zealand media people and organisations on Twitter as a relational [...]
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22 Feb 10 at 8:58 am
Nathan Beaumont, education reporter at The Dominion Post.
@nathanbeaumont
Cheers
Nathan
22 Feb 10 at 11:43 am
Hi Bill, can you update my description please to read: @GreerMcDonald – social media editor, stuff.co.nz
Cheers!
Greer McDonald
3 Mar 10 at 10:57 am
Hi Bill
That’s a handy list you’ve got there mate. Chuck me on when you get a chance.
Michael Forbes
Dominion Post reporter for the Manawatu-Wanganui region.
@Michael_Forbes
Cheers.
Michael Forbes
4 Mar 10 at 4:38 pm