APN News and Media, the Australian owner of The Listener, and the New Zealand Herald, says its earnings in this country increased by nearly 15% to $34 million.
Overall, the company reported an 11% rise in after tax profit to $A40 million for the first six months of the year, and earnings increased 10% to $A108 million.
APN says the New Zealand Herald website attracted 28% more readers than in the same period last year, and was earning more than $1 million a month in advertising revenue.
Daily circulation of the New Zealand Herald increased by 5% on last year to more than 600,000.