The Westport News
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The Westport News
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| description | New Zealand daily newspaper |
| language | English |
| First edition | 1871 |
| Frequency of publication | daily Monday to Friday |
| Sold edition | 2,200 copies |
| ((2014)) | |
| Range | 0.0063 million readers |
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| Editor-in-chief | Colin Warren |
| editor | Westport News Limited |
| Web link | www.westportnews.co.nz |
The Westport News , also known as The News forshort, is a small, daily, independent, regional newspaper in New Zealand . Its catchment area is in the northwestern part of the South Island , along the west coast around the city of Westport .
history
The Westport News was founded as an evening paper in 1871 or 1873 by Messrs. Captain Wright , Job L. Munson and the Irish and later New Zealand politician Eugene Joseph O'Connor . O'Connor briefly owned the Westport Times , which merged with the Westport Evening Star to form the Buller Times in 1937 and was in direct competition with Westport News until it was discontinued in 1941 . The Westport News was initially published three times a week. In April 1889 the newspaper was sold to a Mr. Reid , who changed the paper to a daily publication and published it in the morning. After his death in 1897, the time changed hands twice in quick succession, and finally on April 4, 1898, it was sold to Walter Atkin, an Australian newspaper maker.
On July 2, 1945, Westport News Limited was founded, the present owner of the newspaper. Colin Joseph Warren became the owner of the company on February 16, 1986 . He has been the editor of Westport News since that time . Warren was awarded the MNZM Member New Zealand Order of Merit on December 31, 1999 for service to the community .
The newspaper today
The Westport News had an average daily circulation of 2,200 copies in 2014 and continues to appear every afternoon, Monday through Friday. Despite its modest size, the newspaper reports not only on local and regional events but also on international events.
See also
Web links
- The News Homepage . Westport News Limited,accessed March 8, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The News . News Work NZ , archived from the original on February 10, 2015 ; accessed on May 19, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
- ↑ a b Westport Times . National Library of New Zealand , accessed March 9, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Westport . In: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts) . Cyclopedia Company Ltd , Christchurch 1906, p. 176 (English, online [accessed March 9, 2015]).
- ^ A b Margaret Langbein : O'Conor, Eugene Joseph . In: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Volume 2 . The Cyclopedia Company Limited , Christchurch 1993, p. 176 (English, online [accessed March 9, 2015]).
- ^ Westport News Limited . Companies Office - Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment , accessed February 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Colin Joseph WARREN . OpenCorporates , accessed March 9, 2015 .
- ^ New Year Honors List 2000 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , December 31, 1999, accessed March 9, 2015 .