BMG New Zealand: version 1

Saved 2026-09-26 12:44 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added the 2004 CD pressing of Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten, catalogue 82876 64000 2 (barcode 0828766400021), shared by the Australian, New Zealand, Philippine, Mexican and Argentine pressings, from. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# BMG New Zealand <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: BMG New Zealand
disambiguation: Bertelsmann's record company in New Zealand, 1991 to 2004; not the later Sony BMG company in New Zealand
summary: Auckland record company of Bertelsmann's BMG, established in April 1991 and operating as BMG New Zealand Ltd. until it was renamed in 2004.
legal_name: BMG New Zealand Ltd.
country: NZ
founded: 1991-04
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                          | market | from | until | ended | status  | source         | note                                                                             |
| ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| parent_org | company/bertelsmann-music-group |        |      | 2004  | true  | derived | ^discogs-bmgnz | Discogs files the company under Bertelsmann AG, the owner of the BMG music group |
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## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind   | address                                                     | country | source         | note                                   |
| ---- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------- |
|      | office | Level 1, Windsor Court, 128 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland | NZ      | ^discogs-bmgnz | Marked obsolete in the Discogs profile |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                    | type   | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| BMG New Zealand Ltd.    | legal  |        |      | 2004  |
| BMG New Zealand Limited | search |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref           | url                                       | title                                                                                    | accessed   | publisher | kind      | published | record_id | locator                               | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | ------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-nz    | https://api.discogs.com/releases/24316661 | Discogs release 24316661: Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten (CD, Album, New Zealand, 2004) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs   | catalogue |           | 24316661  | identifiers, labels, companies, notes | CC0     |             |          |
| discogs-bmgnz | https://api.discogs.com/labels/267331     | Discogs label 267331: BMG New Zealand Ltd.                                               | 2026-09-26 | Discogs   | catalogue |           | 267331    | profile, contact, parent label        | CC0     |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
BMG New Zealand was the New Zealand record company of Bertelsmann's music group, established in April 1991 and operating under the name BMG New Zealand Ltd. until 2004, when it was renamed; Discogs files it under Bertelsmann AG and gives its former address in Parnell, Auckland.[^discogs-bmgnz] It distributed the New Zealand pressing of Natasha Bedingfield's album Unwritten.[^discogs-nz]
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