THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD UNVEILS FIRST EVER ONLINE SHOPPING CHANNEL FOR NEW ZEALAND

AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2005--Travidia Inc., the leader in Internet marketing services for newspapers and retailers in North America and Europe, today announced that The New Zealand Herald has selected Travidia to power its new online shopping channel geared toward connecting New Zealand shoppers and businesses.

The new site, http://shopping.nzherald.co.nz, features print display advertisements online in a searchable, integrated shopping marketplace format.

"With our partnership with The New Zealand Herald, Travidia's committed to significantly enhance the Herald's online presence among local shoppers, provide superior service and value to their existing retail clientele, and create multiple advertising and revenue generation opportunities for the paper online," said Ken Knecht, Travidia's vice president of marketing. "Travidia's ability to provide support and production services on a 24/7/365 basis allows us to provide The New Zealand Herald with the superior customer service our media partners have come to expect."

The New Zealand Herald joins more than 125 newspapers from around the world currently being served by Travidia.

"Travidia's Marketplace Suite solution provides us with a powerful bolt-on tool to extend the reach and effectiveness of our clients' advertising," said Matthew Harman, general manager of APN Digital Media, the parent group of The New Zealand Herald.

"Advertisers in print have long had an interest in reaching online audiences, and now with Travidia they can reuse their existing creative to do exactly that," continued Harman. "We're hugely excited by the opportunities this platform provides."

About Travidia Inc.

Travidia Inc. is a leading provider of Internet marketing management and digital advertising publishing services for top newspaper companies and brand-name Global 2000 retail advertisers. Some of their partners include: Lowe's Home Improvement, OSH, Red Lobster, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Orange County Register, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Dallas Morning News, 14 E. W. Scripps Co. newspapers, all 32 Knight Ridder newspapers and CanWest Interactive, representing 11 English language publications in major metropolitan areas in Canada. Travidia Inc. is a privately-held company with its Corporate Offices and main Operations Centers in Chico, Calif. Additional sales offices are in North Carolina, Denver, Washington, D.C., New York, Georgia and the United Kingdom. More information is available via www.travidia.com or by calling (530) 343-6400.

About The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is published by APN News and Media, which is one of the regions most broadly based and successful media companies. In addition to publishing New Zealand's leading metropolitan newspaper, The New Zealand Herald, APN is one of the largest operators of regional newspapers, radio broadcasting and outdoor advertising in Australasia.

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