Metro Magazine Increases Circulation

For Immediate Release
Media Release
Wednesday 21 February

Metro Magazine Increases Circulation

Metro magazine increased circulation 5% in the six months to December 2006 in the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation results released today.

Metro’s circulation increase caps off a significant year of activity which saw the launch of a companion website – www.metrolive.co.nz – in November. Metro’s new circulation is 15,934.

“Metro is one of this country’s most established magazine brands and it is particularly satisfying to see circulation trending up again,” said ACP Magazines’ Group Publisher Debra Millar. “Editor Lauren Quaintance and her team have rejuvenated the Metro brand in the last 12 months and these changes are clearly finding favour with readers.

“The printed monthly magazine embraces and complements the online offering on metrolive.co.nz, which allows us to engage with our readers more frequently and in new and more interactive ways,” said Debra Millar.

“ACP Magazines is incredibly excited about the future direction of Metro, which after 25 years continues to be one of New Zealand’s most innovative magazine brands."

About Metro

Metro has a 25-year history of stellar writing and investigative journalism and an honour roll of awards for stories about everything from real estate to sport. Like Auckland, Metro is bold, feisty, independent, and irreverent. With its big format, beautiful photography and innovative design, it’s the magazine that every style-conscious Aucklander wants on their coffee table.

ACP Media

ACP Media is New Zealand's leading magazine publisher. The company's ACP Magazines division publishes some of the country's most popular magazines, including Woman's Day, The Australian Women's Weekly and Next, newer titles Taste and FQMen, and iconic titles such as Metro and North & South. ACP Media's Trader Group includes Auto Trader, Deals On Wheels, Motorcycle Trader & News, Trade-A-Boat and Buy Sell & Exchange. ACP Media’s Property Magazines division publishes a range of real estate advertising titles including Property Press and Real Estate magazines. ACP Media operates a national distribution network through its division Netlink Distribution Company, which distributes publications to retailers across the country. ACP Digital includes a number of websites including taste.co.nz, netguide.co.nz, magshop.co.nz, sellmefree.co.nz, autotrader.co.nz and runwayreporter.co.nz. ACP Media is a subsidiary of ACP Magazines Limited in Australia, a division of PBL Media Limited. www.acpmedia.co.nz

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