Next Finds New Editor

Media Release

Tuesday April 24

Next Finds New Editor

ACP Magazines is delighted to announce the appointment of Brenda Ward as editor of its leading New Zealand women’s title, Next.

Currently the editor of ACP’s monthly home magazine, Your Home and Garden, Brenda will take up the Next role on the departure in June of Susannah Walker, who is returning to live in Australia.

A deputy editor of Next in the mid 90s, Brenda Ward’s journalistic and life experiences made her the ideal choice for the role, says Kirsty Cameron, Editorial Director - Women’s Lifestyle Titles.

“Brenda lives the Next life in that she is familiar with all the demands on a typical Next reader.

She’s a working mother, passionate about her family and her career and always seeking that balanced life."

As editor of Your Home and Garden since 2005, Brenda oversaw a relaunch of the magazine and won the Magazine Publishers’ Association Editor of the Year award (Home and Food) in 2006.

The magazine is again a finalist for the best magazine award in its category this year.

“I’ve always loved Next and its warmth and friendliness,” says Brenda. “Really, it will feel like coming home."

ACP Magazines will now begin recruiting for a new editor for Your Home and Garden.

About Next

The voice of New Zealand women, Next offers its readers inspiration with integrity. Filled with a positive, uplifting energy, Next is the magazine for today’s New Zealand woman in her many roles. Next helps her strike a balance and get the best out of her world - from relationships, family, business and career to home, garden, cooking and personal wellbeing.

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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