A1.2.2 How To Find NZers And Information About NZ: Traditional Sources (libraries, newspapers, etc.)
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This article is from the New Zealand FAQ, by Phil Stuart-Jones and Lin Nah with numerous contributions by others.
A1.2.2 How To Find NZers And Information About NZ: Traditional Sources (libraries, newspapers, etc.)
Check libraries, travel agents, embassies, consulates. Year books,
almanacs, census data(?) etc. are all usually available.
The following book has been suggested as a useful source of information:
New Zealand - a Lonely Planet travel survival kit
by Peter Turner, Jeff Williams, Nancy Keller and Tony Wheeler
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
The following CD is available:
New Zealand Encyclopedia (TVNZ): An encyclopedia of NZ that covers lots of
different areas. Over 1200 illustrations, 20 maps, over 20 minutes of
videos (1994 version).
Available from:
The Electric Book Co.
PO Box 34-422 Ph/fax: (+64 9) 415 9343
Auckland 10
If all else fails, try the:
Auckland Information Bureau/Auckland Information Centre
24 Wellesley St or Queen Elizabeth II Square
PO Box 7048
Auckland 1
Phone (+64 9) 366 6888
Fax (+64 9) 366 6893
Wellington Info Centre
Phone (+64 4) 801 4000
Fax (+64 4) 801 3030
Wellington is included because if you know how to send a fax via e-mail,
use Wellington's fax number. They probably can't email you back.
Christchurch Info Centre
Phone (+64 3) 379 9629
Fax (+64 3) 377 2424
Lincoln University library keeps (or kept?) a list of all the NZ
magazines/newspapers at:
http://manuka.lincoln.ac.nz/libr/nz/nzserial.htm
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Newspaper Contact Information
New Zealand Major Daily Newspapers: (>25,000 Circulation)
Newspaper Postal Box City Circulation
Phone Mngmnt Fax Editorial Fax
New Zealand Herald (M) PO Box 32 Auckland 238,000
09-379-5050 09-303-0265 09-366-1568
Otago Daily Times (M) PO Box 181 Dunedin 48,000
03-477-4760 03-477-5120 03-477-1313
The Daily News PO Box 444 New Plymouth 29,000
06-758-0559 06-758-4653 06-758-6849
The Dominion (M) PO Box 3740 Wellington 67,000
04-474-0222 09-474-0584 04-474-0350
The Evening Post (M) PO Box 3740 Wellington 69,000
04-474-0222 04-474-0584 04-474-0237
The Press (M) Private Bag Christchurch 100,000
03-379-0940 03-364-8496 04-364-8492
The Southland Times PO Box 805 Invercargill 33,000
03-218-1909 03-218-4349 03-214-9905
Waikato Times Private Bag 3086 Hamilton 41,000
07-849-6180 07-849-9554 07-849-9603
New Zealand Other Daily Newspapers: (<25,000 Circulation)
Newspaper Postal Box City Circulation
Phone Mngmnt Fax Editorial Fax
Ashburton Guardian PO Box 77 Ashburton 6,300
03-308-3089 03-308-9855
Bay of Plenty Times Private Bag Tauranga 21,000
07-578-3059 07-578-0047
Daily Post PO Box 1442 Rotorua 13,000
07-348-6199 07-349-0959 07-346-0153
Evening News PO Box 92 Dannevirke 2,700
06-374-7081 06-374-9353
Evening Standard PO Box 3 Palmerston North 24,000
06-356-9009 06-350-9525 06-357-6316
Evening Star PO Box 3 Greymouth 5,600
03-768-7121 03-768-6205
Hawkes Bay Herald Tribune PO Box 180 Hastings 20,000
06-878-5155 06-876-0655 06-878-5668
Northland Times PO Box 96 Dargaville 2,900
09-439-8209 09-439-6505
Te Awamutu Courier PO Box 1 Te Awamutu ?
07-871-5151 07-871-3675
The Daily Telegraph PO Box 343 Napier 16,000
06-835-4488 06-835-6786 06-835-1129
The Ensign PO Box 182 Gore ?
03-208-9280 03-208-9594
The Gisborne Herald PO Box 1143 Gisborne 9,700
06-868-6655 06-867-8048
The Levin Chronicle PO Box 547 Levin 6,400
06-368-5109 06-368-2366
The Nelson Mail PO Box 244 Nelson 19,000
03-548-7079 03-546-2849 03-546-2802
The Northern Advocate PO Box 210 Whangarei 15,000
09-438-2399 09-430-5669 09-430-5665
The Oamaru Mail PO Box 343 Oamaru ?
03-434-9970 03-434-9723
The Timaru Herald PO Box 46 Timaru 15,000
03-684-4129 03-688-1042
Wairarapa Times-Age PO Box 445 Masterton 9,100
06-378-9999 06-378-2839 06-378-2371
Wairoa Star PO Box 41 Wairoa ?
06-838-7194 06-838-6973
Wanganui Chronicle PO Box 433 Wanganui 15,000
06-345-3919 06-345-3232
Westport News PO Box 249 Westport 2,200
03-789-7319 03-789-7203
New Zealand Non-daily Newspapers:
Newspaper Postal Box City Circulation
Phone Mngmnt Fax Editorial Fax
Clutha Leader (N) PO Box 45 Balclutha 2,500
03-418-1115 03-418-1173
Marlborough Express (N) PO Box 242 Blenheim 10,000
03-578-6059 03-577-6006 03-578-0497
National Business Review* (W) PO Box 1734 Auckland 13,000
09-307-1629 09-373-3997
Northern News (W) PO Box 1 Kaikohe ?
09-401-0123 09-401-2129
Sunday News* (W) PO Box 1409 Auckland 119,000
09-302-1300 09-366-4670 09-358-3003
Sunday Star-Times* (W) PO Box 1409 Auckland 195,000
09-302-1300 09-366-4670 09-309-0258
The Independent* (W) 17 Victoria St West Auckland 10,000
09-303-3534 09-303-2999
The New Truth* (W) PO Box 1409 Auckland 35,000
09-302-1300 09-366-4670 09-309-2279
Whakatane Beacon (N) PO Box 243 Whakatane 8,600
07-308-8129 07-307-0719
Type Note: Provincial Daily unless: (M) Metropolitian Daily
(N) Non-Daily (ie. 2-5 times/week)
(W) Weekly
Distrubution Note: * = Nationwide Circulation
The above information was kindly supplied by the NZPA & INL via Tony Randle
For further information, please contact the NZPA.
Phone: (+64 4) 472-7910
Fax: (+64 4) 478-1625
Postal Address PO Box 1599, Wellington
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Please refer to section A2.2 How Do I Get News From Home?
for URLs of NZ News sources.
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