Well, 2025, that’s a wrap! It has been a good year for the team at Channel Mag, with this being our 11th 100-page-plus issue of the magazine for the year.

I want to acknowledge our Channel Mag and wider Benefitz crew who put this magazine together every month. It’s not an easy task, but it is made easier with the passion we all have for our home patch – the North Shore. Telling positive stories about people and organisations doing wonderful things.
I also want to thank those entities who continue to support the magazine with commercial support (advertising) and content. Without that support, we couldn’t do what we do.
What we do is provide value. Every month we produce 22,000 copies of the magazine, and these all get distributed via homes, businesses and our magazine stands scattered throughout the North Shore. We also have a very strong readership online via our website and social media channels.
Both Channel Mag and our business (Benefitz) continue to defy the trend of the industry sectors we operate in. 2025 has been one of our very best due largely to our dedicated people and our ongoing investment in our business, and a continued focus on playing a strong part in our community. Channel Mag is a key ingredient.
Enjoy your December/January issue of Channel Mag. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2026! We’ll be back with our first issue in early February.

Aidan Bennett, QSM
Publisher, Channel Magazine
Founder and Managing Director, Benefitz
aidan@benefitz.co.nz