Horowhenua Chronicle

Horowhenua Chronicle
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)NZME
EditorSimon Waters
Founded1893
Relaunched2008
HeadquartersLevin, New Zealand
Circulation2,661
Sister newspapersKapiti News
ISSN1177-195X
Websitenzherald.co.nz/horowhenua-chronicle

Horowhenua Chronicle is a regional newspaper for the Horowhenua district, encompassing Foxton, Shannon, Tokomaru and Levin. It is owned by NZME and is delivered free to every home in the Horowhenua region on Fridays.

It was established in 1893, and was originally a daily paid newspaper called the Daily Chronicle until 2008, when it become a free community newspaper delivered on Wednesdays and Fridays.

In May 2020 the Horowhenua Chronicle was reduced to only one edition each week on Fridays only.

The Horowhenua Chronicle is the only Horowhenua community newspaper. Previously, Stuff's Horowhenua Mail was delivered on Thursdays until October 13, 2022.[1]

Former Horowhenua Chronicle logo
  1. ^ "Past Papers". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 August 2021.