New Zealand Press Association

New Zealand Press Association
Formation1879
Dissolved2011
HeadquartersWellington
Websitenzpa.co.nz

The New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) was a news agency that existed from 1879 to 2011 and provided national and international news to the media of New Zealand. The largest news agency in the country, it was founded as the United Press Association in 1879, and became the New Zealand Press Association in 1942. Following Fairfax New Zealand's withdrawal from NZPA in April 2011, NZPA told staff that it would be wound up over the next four to six months,[1] and ceased operation on 31 August 2011.

NZPA was superseded by three new services, all Australian-owned: APNZ (on-going), Fairfax New Zealand News (on-going as Stuff), and NZ Newswire (folded in April 2018).

  1. ^ "NZPA closing after 132 years". The New Zealand Herald. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.