Fairfax New Zealand Limited is the largest media

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 company operating in New Zealand

New Zealand

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, and is part of Australia

Australia

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's Fairfax Media

Fairfax Media

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Fairfax Media established its operation on the 1 July 2003 purchase of the publishing assets of Independent Newspapers Ltd (INL). These assets include nine daily newspapers including The Dominion Post

The Dominion Post (Wellington)

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and Christchurch's The Press

The Press

The Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is owned by Fairfax Media.- History :The Press was first published on 25 May 1861 from a small cottage in Montreal Street, making it the oldest surviving newspaper in the South Island of New Zealand. The first...

, two national Sunday papers, a stable of magazines with particular strength in the lifestyle category, a magazine publishing business and an internet operation. Fairfax Media also publishes over 60 community newspapers throughout the country. These assets join those of the parent company Fairfax Media. Its mastheads include the prestigious Sydney Morning Herald, The Age

The Age

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and The Australian Financial Review

The Australian Financial Review

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History of Independent Newspapers Ltd

INL evolved out of the Wellington Publishing Company Limited which was founded in 1906 to publish Wellington’s morning daily newspaper, The Dominion.

Through a series of acquisitions it became New Zealand’s largest media company owning nine daily newspapers and two Sunday newspapers, an extensive stable of free community papers, a range of magazines, an internet operation, a magazine distribution business. The assets of these businesses were sold to Australian publisher Fairfax Holdings Ltd, effective 1 July 2003.

INL’s acquisition activity commenced in the 1970s including the purchase of Truth (NZ) Ltd, Wellington’s evening paper The Evening Post (which merged with The Dominion in 2002 to form The Dominion Post), the Evening Standard (Manawatu), The Southland Times, The Press, The Nelson Evening Mail, The Marlborough Express, The Timaru Herald and most of the newspapers owned by NZ News Ltd. The latter incorporated the Auckland Star, The Sunday Star and New Zealand’s largest group of free community papers.

In 1990 INL purchased Gordon and Gotch, an Australian and New Zealand magazine distribution business, although it subsequently sold the Australian operation in 1999.

INL maintained significant links with News Corporation

News Corporation

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 (“News”), the Australian based global media company. The relationship dates back to 1964 when News purchased a 29.8% stake in the Wellington Publishing Company.

Publications

List of publications by region


Northland Region

• Whangarei Leader
• The Bay Chronicle
• Northern News
• Dargaville & Districts News

Waikato / Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty

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• Waikato Times
• Hamilton Press
• Hauraki Herald
• Cambridge Edition
• Matamata Chronicle
• Taupo Times
• South Waikato News
• Taranaki Daily News
• Rotorua Review
• Ruapehu Press
• North Waikato News
• North Taranaki Midweek
• South Taranaki Star
• Piako Post
• City Weekend

Auckland

Auckland

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• Auckland City Harbour News
• Manukau Courier
• North Harbour News
• North Shore Times
• East and Bays Courier
• Waiheke Marketplace
• Rodney Times
• Eastern Courier
• Papakura Courier
• Nor'West News
• Central Leader
• Western Leader
• Franklin County News

Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

• The Dominion Post
• Wairarapa News
• The Hutt News
• The Wellingtonian
• Kapiti Observer
• Feilding Herald
• Central District Farmer
• Napier Mail
• HB Country Scene
• Manawatu Standard
• Upper Hutt Leader
• Horowhenua Mail
• Kapi-Mana News
• The Tribune
• Feilding Herald and Rangitikei Mail
• Hastings Mail

South Island

South Island

The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...

• The Press
• Nelson Mail
• The Marlborough Express
• The Southland Times
• The Timaru Herald
• Clutha Leader
• The Christchurch Mail
• The Northern Outlook
• The Central Canterbury News
• The Marlborough Midweek
• Motueka-Golden Bay News
• Otago-Southland Farmer
• Taieri Herald
• Newslink
• Kaikoura Star
• The Mirror
• High Country Herald
• The Saturday Express (Marlborough)
• The Leader

National

• Sunday Star Times
• Sunday News
• Best Bets
• Turf Digest

Magazines

• Autocar
• Boating New Zealand
• Cuisine
• Fish and Game New Zealand
• New Zealand Fishing News
• New Zealand Gardener
• New Zealand Lifestyle Block
• PC World
• Computerworld
• Reseller News
• CIO
• Sunday
• New Zealand Horse and Pony
• New Zealand Trucking
• NZ House & Garden
• Truck Trader
• NZ Life and Leisure
• TV Guide
• Skywatch
• Sky Sport
• Unlimited
• Actv8
• The Independent

External links

• Fairfax New Zealand
• Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax's news portal