. ▁First ▁edited ▁by ▁Oliver ▁D uff ▁then ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁ ▁M . ▁H . ▁Hol cro ft , ▁it ▁originally ▁had ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁up coming ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁program mes . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁it ▁lost ▁that ▁mon opol y . ▁Despite ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁competition ▁since ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁s elling ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁priv at ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁published ▁by ▁B auer ▁Media ▁Group . ▁ ▁Pam ela ▁St ir ling ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁editor ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Read ership ▁s its ▁at ▁ 1 9 7 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁circul ation ▁of ▁ 4 5 , 2 6 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁List ener ▁produced ▁an ▁annual ▁New ▁Zealand ▁List ener ▁Power ▁List ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁most ▁powerful ▁people ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁It ▁also ▁publish es ▁the ▁Best ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Books , ▁Best ▁ 5 0 ▁K ids ▁Books , ▁and ▁Best ▁Cook books , ▁every ▁November / Dec ember . ▁ ▁Notable ▁writers ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁their ▁work ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁List ener ▁include ▁James ▁K . ▁B ax ter , ▁Jan et ▁Frame ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Sh ad bol t . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 2