The Press

The Press
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TypeDaily newspaper
Format
Owner(s)Stuff Ltd
EditorKamala Hayman
Founded25 May 1861
HeadquartersChristchurch, New Zealand
Circulation37,002 (as of 2019)[1]
ISSN0113-9762
Websitethepress.co.nz

The Press (Māori: Te Matatika) is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand, owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One community newspaper—Northern Outlook—is also published by The Press and is free.

The newspaper has won the title of New Zealand Newspaper of the Year (in its circulation category) three times: in 2006, 2007 and 2012. It has also won the overall Newspaper of the Year title twice: in 2006 and 2007.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Te, Saing (2021), Media Ownership in New Zealand from 2011 to 2020 (PDF), Auckland: Auckland University of Technology, retrieved 23 July 2022
  2. ^ "Qantas Media Awards 2007 Results – Full List". www.scoop.co.nz. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2012 Winners". Voyager Media Awards. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Fairfax Media clean up at Awards". www.scoop.co.nz. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2020.