SYDNEY, 26 February, 2010: Mr Roger Corbett, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fairfax Media Limited [ASX:FXJ], today announced the appointment of three new directors of the Company.

The directors are:

Auckland Airport today announced its half-year results. In spite of challenging trading conditions, Auckland Airport maintained a firm strategic focus on driving growth initiatives over the half-year.

Popular TV3 personality, and M2 Woman of the Year, Samantha Hayes, has been confirmed as the host for the Emerging Designer Awards on Thursday 11 March. Crowd favourites and dynamic duo Carol Hirschfeld and John Campbell will return to host the iD Fashion show on Saturday, 13 March.

Qantas and Tourism Australia will launch three cooperative marketing campaigns throughout Asia in 2010 aimed at attracting visitors from across the region.

Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland's short film The Six Dollar Fifty Man has taken out the top prize at Flickerfest 2010 19th International Short Film Festival in Australia which qualifies the film for consideration for the 2011 Academy® Awards.

Wellington, Dec 30 NZPA - The woman swept away while riding her horse in a Wairarapa river has been named as award-winning journalist Helen Louise Bain.

Ms Bain, 38, was Forest & Bird's communications manager.

A new customer lounge - the Wild at Heart Lounge - will open at Wellington Airport on 15 December and will be made available to visitors and airline customers alike.

TVNZ News has been able to add the most prestigious prize in sports journalism to a record haul of honours in 2009.

Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland's New Zealand short film THE SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN has been chosen to screen in competition at the acclaimed 26th Sundance Film Festival, held in and around Park City in Utah each January.

Mike Pero readily admits that the best possible outcome from his proposed Antarctic flight has been accomplished.