Neighbourly

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Neighbourly is a neighbourhood-based social networking website operating in New Zealand. [1]

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History

Origins

The website was founded by Casey Eden. It was trialled in two Auckland suburbs, St Heliers and Kohimarama, in December 2013, then launched nationally in June 2015. [2] [3]

Fairfax-Nine Entertainment ownership, 2017–2020

In December 2014, Fairfax Media New Zealand bought a 22.5 percent stake in the website. In 2017 it acquired the remaining shares. [3] [4] Following changes to Fairfax Media in 2018, the website is now owned by Stuff Ltd.

In 2015, the website was a finalist in the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards in the Community Impact category. [2]

In February 2018, Neighbourly’s parent company Fairfax New Zealand was rebranded as Stuff. [5] In July 2018, the Australian media company Nine Entertainment acquired Fairfax Media and its Stuff assets in New Zealand. [6]

Stuff ownership, 2020–present

In late May 2020, Nine Entertainment agreed to sell Stuff and its assets including Neighbourly to Stuff's chief executive Sinead Boucher for NZ$1, with the transaction due to be completed by 31 May. This marked the return of the company into New Zealand ownership. [7] [8]

In December 2024, the Neighbourly was reorganised under the Stuff Digital umbrella, a division that also includes the news website stuff.co.nz and the evening news bulletin ThreeNews. [9] [10] In June 2025, online retailer Trade Me acquired a 50 percent stake in Stuff Digital, with Neighbourly and Stuff's events business being excluded from the split ownership deal. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Workhere". Workhere. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Neighbourly – enabling community support". Sustainable Business Network. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Fairfax NZ acquires Neighbourly website". Newsroom. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Media company now owns 100pc of Neighbourly". Stuff. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Stuff's journey from newspaper pioneer to website to 'portfolio' business". Stuff . 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Fairfax to merge with Nine in Australia". The New Zealand Herald . 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Rutherford, Hamish (25 May 2020). "Stuff sold for $1 to CEO Sinead Boucher by Nine Entertainment". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher buys company for $1". Radio New Zealand . 25 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Greive, Duncan (11 December 2024). "Stuff 'consciously uncouples' into two separate digital and print businesses". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 2 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "NZ Herald owner NZME reveals talks to buy Stuff newspapers". Radio New Zealand . 21 March 2025. Archived from the original on 23 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Trade Me to buy 50% of Stuff Digital". Radio New Zealand . 3 June 2025. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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