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''
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NZ Classic Car''
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NZV8''
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D-Photo''
*''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
The New Zealand Touring Cars Championship (currently known as the Racer Products V8s for commercial reasons) is a New Zealand-based motorsport category of touring car racing. MotorSport New Zealand, New Zealand's national governing and sanctioning ...
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,
Super Lap
Super Lap is a time attack motorsport event. Super Lap events are being held in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia
The inaugural Superlap Australia event was held at the Oran Park Raceway in July 2008. It has since become an annual eve ...
and
Import All-Stars
Import All-Stars is an import (i.e. Japanese cars) drag racing event organised by Parkside Media and NZ Performance Car magazine. First held in 2007, it was rerun on 29 March 2008. Both events have been held at Fram Autolite Dragway, Meremere.
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. 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