In 1993, owner Independent Broadcasting Company rebranded local stations 91FM (Auckland), Kiwi 898FM (Waikato), and Windy FM (Wellington) to The Breeze.

In Wellington, Windy FM had played classic rock before rebranding and changing to the easy listening format that would be used on future Breeze stations.

[citation needed] All three stations of The Breeze ran separately from each other, and each market had its own local shows.

The Breeze continued to broadcast in Wellington, and by 2000 the station was owned by Canwest, along with More FM and Channel Z, CanWest then purchased RadioWorks, and in 2001 The Breeze became part of RadioWorks collection of local once off stations known as LocalWorks.

[citation needed] The Breeze made a return to Waikato in 2003 when local station Y 99.3 was rebranded as The Breeze, retaining Y99.3 local announcers but changing music format from adult contemporary to easy listening.

In 2017, The Breeze Auckland moved away from a network product to become a fully local radio offering.

All show day parts, including weekends and overnights, are now local to Auckland only; this is the only metro major brand offering this.

In 2018, The Breeze launched in Timaru, Oamaru, Ashburton, and the Mackenzie Country, with a local breakfast show broadcast to the regions.

Traditionally known as an easy listening radio station, The Breeze dropped this title in 2011.

[4] On 1 December 2020, international media company Discovery, Inc. acquired Breeze TV as part of its acquisition of MediaWorks' television arm.

[citation needed] The workday show has been presented from the Auckland studios by Robert Scott since January 2023.

[citation needed] Sarah van der Kley presents the drive show from the Christchurch studios since January 2023.

The two frequencies were previously used by other MediaWorks brands (including Radio Live, Magic Talk and Today FM).

In 2016 a local Auckland only breakfast show was reinstated presented by Robert Rakete and Jeanette Thomas.

[citation needed] This station was originally Waikato's Y99.3 playing an Adult Contemporary Music Format.

In 2015 a local breakfast was introduced when More FM Hawkes Bay announcers Kevin Wagg and Megan Banks moved to The Breeze.

The Breeze began transmission across the Wairarapa from the Popoiti transmitter southeast of Greytown and northeast of Martinborough in March 2010.

The Breeze began transmission across the Kāpiti Coast and Horowhenua regions in late 2004.

Wellington is the home of the very first The Breeze radio station under the Easy Listening format.

In May 2021, Shelley Venning replaced Kath Bier as co-host of the local breakfast show.

The Breeze began in Dunedin at 7pm on 3 December 2004 a week after the frequency's former 98 More FM switched to 97.4 MHz.

Originally Q92FM played Adult Contemporary Music but was changed to the Easy Listening format used by The Breeze when the station was rebranded.

The Breeze launched in Southland at 11 pm on Sunday 28 October 2007 on 91.6 MHz, a frequency previously used by Radio Pacific.