List of New Zealand newspapers
List of New Zealand newspaper The first newspaper in New Zealand , the New Zealand Gazette , was in on 21 August 1839 London Samuel Revans out. It was followed on April 18, 1840 by the second edition in Petone in New Zealand, then still a colony. A short time later, in May 1840, the New Zealand Advertiser came out, which, with the addition of the Bay of Islands Gazette, became the forerunner for the public announcements of the then New Zealand colonial government, but could not stay on the market for more than seven months because of articles critical of the government and in December 1840 was set again.
In the following years and especially during the founding period , many people came to New Zealand due to the numerous gold discoveries . With them, the need for information grew. Numerous newspapers emerged, initially in a weekly publication , and later in daily. But only a few of them survived the past 160 years, which were characterized by fierce competition and crowding out and concentration on the newspaper market. Apart from a few small independent newspapers and the Otago Daily Times , two media groups now dominate the New Zealand newspaper market, Fairfax Media Limited and NZME. Publishing Limited to APN News & Media . Both Australian media groups, with APN News & Media trying since 2014 to manage all business activities in the areas of newspapers, radio and events via the mobile phones , tablets and Internet platforms in New Zealand via the NZME brand . Promote New Zealand Media and Entertainment .
Daily newspapers
List sorted in descending order by edition.
newspaper | established | editorial staff | Homepage | editor |
Edition (2014) |
Readership (2014) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The New Zealand Herald |
1863
|
Auckland | www.nzherald.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
148,702
|
487,000
|
Merged with The Southern Cross in 1876 and owned by two families until 1996. |
The Dominion Post |
2002
|
Wellington | www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost | Fairfax Media Limited |
76,299
|
213,000
|
Emerged from The Dominion and The Evening Post on July 8, 2002 . |
The Press |
1861
|
Christchurch | www.stuff.co.nz/thepress | Fairfax Media Limited |
71,079
|
196,000
|
|
Otago Daily Times |
1861
|
Dunedin | www.odt.co.nz | Allied Press Limited |
37,577
|
97,000
|
oldest daily newspaper still published in the country. |
Waikato Times |
1872
|
Hamilton | www.stuff.co.nz/waikatotimes | Fairfax Media Limited |
33,099
|
81,000
|
|
The Southland Times |
1862
|
Invercargill | www.stuff.co.nz/southlandtimes | Fairfax Media Limited |
25,667
|
59,000
|
|
Hawke's Bay Today |
1999
|
Hastings | www.hbtoday.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
21,591
|
54,000
|
created from the merger of Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune (1857) and The Daily Telegraph (1871). |
Taranaki Daily News |
1857
|
New Plymouth | www.stuff.co.nz/dailynews | Fairfax Media Limited |
20,386
|
49,000
|
was formerly part of Taranaki Newspapers and emerged from Taranaki News (1857) and Taranaki Herald (1852). |
Bay of Plenty Times |
1872
|
Tauranga | www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
16,133
|
47,000
|
|
Manawatu standard |
1880
|
Palmerston North | www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard | Fairfax Media Limited |
14.101
|
34,000
|
|
The Nelson Mail |
1866
|
Nelson | www.stuff.co.nz/nelsonmail | Fairfax Media Limited |
13,079
|
32,000
|
After the sale in 1993 of the Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) from The Nelson Evening Mail emerged |
The Northern Advocate |
1875
|
Whangarei | www.northernadvocate.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
12.004
|
35,000
|
|
The Timaru Herald |
1864
|
Timaru | www.stuff.co.nz/timaruherald/ | Fairfax Media Limited |
12.004
|
34,000
|
|
Wanganui Chronicle |
1856
|
Wanganui | www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
10.051
|
32,000
|
The Wanganui Record (1853) was New Zealand's first newspaper. But only appeared for a few weeks. Then came the Wanganui Chronicle in 1856. |
Rotorua Daily Post |
1885
|
Rotorua | www.dailypost.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
8,410
|
24,000
|
emerged from the Hot Lakes Chronicle (1885). |
Whakatane Beacon |
1907
|
Whakatāne | www.whakatanebeacon.co.nz | independently |
7,993
|
24,000
|
appears 3 times a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) |
The Marlborough Express |
1866
|
Blenheim | www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress | Fairfax Media Limited |
7,614
|
20,000
|
|
The Gisborne Herald |
1874
|
Gisborne | www.gisborneherald.co.nz | independently |
6,879
|
21,000
|
originally founded as Poverty Bay Herald (1874) renamed The Gisborne Herald (1939). |
Wairarapa Times-Age |
1938
|
Master tone | www.times-age.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
5,945
|
10,000
|
emerged from The Wairarapa Age (1881) and Wairarapa Daily Times (1892). |
Ashburton Guardian |
1879
|
Ashburton | www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz | independently |
4,909
|
15,000
|
|
Greymouth Star |
1866
|
Greymouth | www.greystar.co.nz | The Greymouth Evening Star Company Ltd |
4,254
|
11,000
|
belongs with the West Coast Times to The Greymouth Evening Star Company Ltd , in which Fraser Smith Holdings Limited holds 55.3% of the shares. |
The Oamaru Mail |
1876
|
Oamaru | www.oamarumail.co.nz | Allied Press Limited |
2,221
|
7,000
|
|
The Wairoa Star |
1921
|
Wairoa | www.wairoastar.co.nz | independently |
2,203 (2009)
|
appears twice a week (Tuesday, Thursday) | |
The Westport News |
1871
|
Westport | www.westportnews.co.nz | independently |
2,200 (2014)
|
has been owned by Westport News Limited since 1945 . | |
The Horowhenua Chronicle |
1893
|
Levin | Horowhenua Chronicle (Online) | NZME. Publishing |
not determined
|
Newspaper appears free of charge twice a week |
Weekly newspapers
List sorted in descending order by edition.
newspaper | established | editorial staff | Homepage | editor |
Edition (2014) |
Readership (2014) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday Star-Times |
1994
|
Auckland | stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes | Fairfax Media Limited |
123,360
|
408,000
|
|
Herald on Sunday |
2004
|
Auckland | www.nzherald.co.nz | NZME. Publishing |
99.014
|
400,000
|
|
Sunday News |
1963
|
Auckland | stuff.co.nz/sundaynews | Fairfax Media Limited |
33.214
|
184,000
|
In addition, there are numerous weekly advertising papers that push through plenty of advertising with news in order to give the impression of a newspaper.
See also
Web links
- News Works NZ . Newspaper Publishers' Association,accessed April 28, 2019.
- Publications . Allied Press Limited,accessed January 17, 2016.
- Corporate profile . Fairfax Media,accessed January 17, 2016.
- Newspapers in Education . APN News & Media,accessed September 23, 2012.
- Search the register . New Zealand Companies Office,accessed September 23, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ^ New Zealand Gazette . Petone Settlers Museum , accessed February 21, 2014 .
- ^ Robert Coupland Harding : The Auckland Press . In: Robert Coupland Harding (Ed.): Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review . Volume 4, Issue 47 . Wellington November 29, 1890, p. 133 (English, online [accessed January 14, 2009]).
- ^ New Zealand Advertiser and Bay of Islands Gazette . National Library of New Zealand , accessed March 4, 2014 .
- ↑ a b News Works NZ - Fact Sheet 2012 . (PDF 1.1 MB) Newspaper Publishers' Association , archived from the original on June 28, 2014 ; accessed on April 28, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ The New Zealand Herald . APN News & Media - Newspaper in Education (NiE) , archived from the original on October 26, 2008 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ The Dominion Post . Fairfax Media , archived from the original on May 27, 2010 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Hawke's Bay Today . APN News & Media - Newspaper in Education (NiE) , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Taranaki Newspapers . Fairfax Media , archived from the original on May 27, 2010 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ The Nelson Mail . Fairfax Media , archived from the original on May 27, 2010 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Wanganui Chronicle . National Library of New Zealand - Paperpast , accessed January 14, 2009 .
- ^ The Daily Post . APN News & Media - Newspaper in Education (NiE) , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ Gisborne Herald . Newspaper Publishers' Association , archived from the original on February 6, 2013 ; accessed on April 28, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Wairarapa Times-Age . APN News & Media - Newspaper in Education (NiE) , archived from the original on October 14, 2008 ; accessed on September 23, 2012 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ About Us . Greymouth Star , accessed September 23, 2012 .
- ^ A b News Works NZ . Newspaper Publishers' Association , archived from the original on February 23, 2013 ; accessed on April 28, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).