HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Name

HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Legal name

HarperCollins Publishers

Website

https://harpercollins.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

General Trade Publishing (Adult Fiction & Nonfiction) (MPAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Genre & Category Publishing (Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Sci‑Fi/Fantasy, etc.) (MPAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• Consumer books
• Digital books
• Children's literature
• Audiobook publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of physical and digital books across multiple formats including paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. Books sold through retail partners and directly via the publisher website.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) is a book publisher that produces and sells physical books (paperback and hardcover), eBooks, and audiobooks across multiple genres including fiction, non-fiction, biography, children's literature, romance, science fiction and fantasy, and New Zealand/Aotearoa-focused titles. The company operates multiple imprints (HarperCollins NZ, Voyager, ABC Books, HarperCollins Children's Books, One More Chapter) and distributes through NZ retailers and global digital platforms.

Product overview

HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) is a multi-imprint book publishing operation and e-commerce platform. The core offering consists of physical books (paperback and hardcover), eBooks, and audiobooks across adult and children's categories. Key imprints include HarperCollins NZ (general publishing), Voyager (Science Fiction & Fantasy), ABC Books/ABC Children's Books, HarperCollins Children'sBooks, and One More Chapter (romance). The company also maintains dedicated sections for Aotearoa NZ Books featuring local authors. The platform distributes content through multiple retailers including Mighty Ape, Whitcoulls, PaperPlus, and digital channels (Amazon, Google Play, Kobo, iBooks). With over 104,000 titles in its catalog, the company positions itself as 'NZ's Oldest Book Publisher' and is part of the global HarperCollins network owned by News Corp.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voyager: Science Fiction and Fantasy imprint featured on the HarperCollins NZ website
• HarperCollins NZ

Products and services

• HarperCollins NZ Imprint The primary New Zealand publishing imprint of HarperCollins, publishing adult and children's books across multiple genres for the New Zealand consumer market.
• Voyager Imprint Science Fiction and Fantasy publishing imprint featuring titles such as The Ballad of Falling Dragons and Lightfall: A Place Between, targeted at sci-fi/fantasy readers.
• ABC Books / ABC Children's Books Imprint Children's and young adult publishing imprint featuring picture books, board books, junior fiction, and titles from authors including David Walliams for young readers.
• One More Chapter Imprint Romance and commercial fiction imprint publishing titles such as Hard to Love by Danielle R Graham for romance readers.
• Aotearoa NZ Books Collection Dedicated collection featuring New Zealand authors and titles, including award winners, memoirs, sports books, and Māori-focused content for readers interested in NZ/Aotearoa stories.
• eBooks (Digital Books) Digital book format available for purchase through Amazon, Google Play, Kobo, and iBooks, featuring accessibility features such as text-to-speech support, reflowable text, hyperlinked table of contents, and adjustable font styles and colors.
• Audiobooks / Downloadable Audio Audiobook format available as downloadable files for titles including Northern Lights and The Ghost Leopard for listeners who prefer audio reading.
• Physical Books (Paperback and Hardcover) Physical book formats (paperback and hardcover) sold through NZ retailers and the HarperCollins NZ website, with paperback pricing typically ranging from $17.99 to $39.99 NZD across titles and imprints.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• HarperCollins UScoreOthersPart of the global HarperCollins publishing network under News Corp. HarperCollins US is one of the largest English-language publishers in the world, providing shared resources, catalog access, and cross-promotional opportunities.
• HarperCollins AustraliacoreOthersRegional affiliate publisher serving the Australian market. Shares resources, author relationships, and publishing operations within the HarperCollins global network.
• HarperCollins UKcoreOthersGlobal division of HarperCollins based in the United Kingdom. Provides access to UK and European markets, authors, and publishing resources.
• Mighty ApemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor New Zealand online retailer and distributor of HarperCollins books. Provides physical and online sales channel reaching New Zealand consumers.
• WhitcoullsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor New Zealand bookstore chain serving as key retail distribution partner for HarperCollins titles in New Zealand.
• PaperPlusmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew Zealand bookstore chain distribution partner for HarperCollins books, serving the NZ consumer market.
• The WarehousemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor discount retailer in New Zealand with book department, providing mass-market distribution for HarperCollins titles.
• Book HerominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew Zealand online bookstore partner for HarperCollins book distribution.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Mighty Ape: Mighty Ape is a major NZ online retailer and key HarperCollins NZ distribution channel. Listed as an ecosystem participant (retailer/distributor) rather than a direct publishing competitor.
• Whitcoulls: Whitcoulls is one of NZ's largest bookstore chains and a major HarperCollins NZ distribution partner. Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant that is critical to the publisher's physical book distribution but does not itself publish competing content.

Broad incumbents

• Simon & Schuster: Simon & Schuster is a global Big Five trade publisher with comparable adult and children's publishing programs. While it does not maintain a dedicated NZ subsidiary, it competes through distribution and English-language rights in the same author and reader pools as HarperCollins NZ's parent catalog.
• Bloomsbury Publishing: Bloomsbury is a UK-headquartered independent trade publisher with global distribution, comparable as an English-language trade publisher across adult fiction, non-fiction, children's, and academic. While not NZ-headquartered, it competes in the same international rights and translation markets for many of the same authors.
• Penguin Books (Australia): Penguin Books Australia is part of Penguin Random House and operates a much larger ANZ-scale trade publishing program. Comparable to HarperCollins NZ as a Big Five regional trade publisher, but at a meaningfully larger scale across Australia and New Zealand.

Direct peers

• HarperCollins Australia: HarperCollins Australia is the sister division under the HarperCollins/News Corp umbrella, sharing editorial resources, author relationships, and distribution infrastructure. While serving a different primary geography, it is functionally the closest operating peer and shares many of the same processes and systems.
• Penguin Random House New Zealand: Penguin Random House New Zealand is the most direct comparable — a regional subsidiary of another 'Big Five' global publisher operating in the same NZ market, distributing through the same retail partners and competing for the same authors, shelf space, and consumers. Both publishers command large English-language catalogs with parallel imprint structures.
• Hachette New Zealand: Hachette New Zealand is the NZ arm of another Big Five publisher, directly competing in trade fiction, non-fiction, and children's publishing across the same retail channels. Its imprint structure and marketing approach closely parallel HarperCollins NZ's model.
• Allen & Unwin (Australia/New Zealand): Allen & Unwin is a leading independent trade publisher across Australia and New Zealand, publishing literary fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. It directly competes with HarperCollins NZ for ANZ authors, awards, and consumer readership, and is a comparable scale player in the regional market.
• Scholastic New Zealand: Scholastic New Zealand is a major children's book publisher and distributor in NZ, sharing institutional sales channels (schools and libraries), competing directly with HarperCollins NZ's ABC Books and HarperCollins Children'sBooks imprints for the children's segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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