Parkside Media is a diversified media organization involved in print, television and online publishing as well as advertising, event management and public relations, among other client services.
Magazines
It is one of the country’s largest independent magazine publishers. Its offices are in
Eden Terrace
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,
Auckland
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. Owner Greg Vincent established the company in 1990 when he founded New Zealand Classic Car magazine. The company went on to launch two more monthly motoring titles, NZ Performance Car in 1996 and NZV8 in 2005, which have proven durable with a loyal readership.
Parkside launched bi-monthly photography magazine D-Photo in 2004 and acquired another bi-monthtly, The Shed magazine, in 2017. It launched automotive trade magazine Auto Channel in 2018. Auto Channel is distributed free to the automotive industry each month.
Parkside publishes hardcover books and special editions on motoring events and celebrities, as well as calendars and other collateral.
Parkside Media publishes:
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NZ Performance Car
NZ Performance Car is a monthly automobile magazine and website, and is the biggest selling automotive and men's lifestyle magazine in New Zealand.
As Parkside Media's second title, it has eclipsed the success of NZ Classic Car. NZ Perfor ...
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NZ Classic Car
''NZ Classic Car'' is a monthly automotive magazine that has been published since December 1990. Its first issue was January 1991.
The magazine also has an associated website that covers all things related to classic and historic cars, events, ...
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NZV8''
*''The Shed''
Television
Parkside Media has produced ''NZ Performance Car TV'' in-house, a television show that aligns with ''NZ Performance Car'' magazine, and NZV8 TV which aligns with NZV8. NZV8 TV was presented by
Andy Booth
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, former
New Zealand V8s
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championship-winning driver.
Internet
Parkside runs over 20 websites such as new car review site ''Car and SUV,'' several ecommerce sites, and websites for its magazine publications.
Mobile
Parkside Media pioneered mobile publishing in New Zealand as one of the largest content suppliers to the
Vodafone
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network in
New Zealand
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for
ringtones
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, screen wallpapers and video. It now publishes Drift Legends and other iPhone applications.
Events
Parkside Media organises the
NZ Drift Series
The NZ Drift Series was a five-round motorsport series organised by Parkside Media, publisher of NZ Performance Car magazine. Competing against D1NZ it achieved greater success because of NZ Performance Car and NZ Performance Car TV's marketi ...
,
Super Lap and
Import All-Stars. It has previously organised various model search and motorsport events, and is a key sponsor of Intermarque Concours d'Elegance.
Awards
Cam Leggett, designer since issue 68 of ''NZ Performance Car'' has won two awards for Designer of the Year at the MPA Awards in the Special Interest Category in 2007 and 2008.
Greg Vincent was the recipient of The Meguiar's Awards in 2004.
[ Meguiar's Awards]
References
External links
* {{Official website, www.parksidemedia.co.nz
Magazine audit data
Publishing companies of New Zealand
Television production companies of New Zealand
Mass media in Auckland