TheTaranaki Daily Newsis a daily morning newspaper published inNew Plymouth,New Zealand.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Stuff Ltd |
| Editor | Matt Rilkoff |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Headquarters | New Plymouth |
| Website | https://www.thepost.co.nz/taranaki |
History
editThe paper was founded as theTaranaki Newson 14 May 1857, by friends of formerTaranaki ProvinceSuperintendentCharles Brown.[1]Brown was the first proprietor of the newspaper and he appointed his political supporter and formerTaranaki Heraldeditor Richard Pheney as its editor. The paper, initially housed in a small wooden building on the east side of Brougham Street opposite the present library, became a strident critic of theHeraldand the provincial government.[1]The paper began publishing on Saturdays and in 1885 changed its name to theTaranaki Daily Newswhen it began publishing daily.
The word "Taranaki" was dropped from the masthead about 1962 when the paper's ownership was merged with that of theHeraldto become Taranaki Newspapers Ltd, and reinstated in 2004.[2]As of December 2008, the circulation was 25,578.[3]
Taranaki Newspapers Ltd was bought by Independent Newspapers Ltd in 1989 and was then part ofFairfax Media.An electronic version of the paper is available on theStuff website.[4]The editions from 1900 to 1920 have been digitised by theNational Libraryand are available viaPapers Past.[5]
TNL also published two free weekly newspapers in theTaranakiregion: TheNorth Taranaki Midweek(Wednesdays) and theSouth Taranaki Star(Thursdays). In June 2024, Stuff closed theNorth Taranaki Midweek,which had been Taranaki’s single biggest free community paper.[6]
Now, theTaranaki Daily Newsis printed in Petone, Wellington and moved premises in New Plymouth, downsizing and selling its previous building. It's limited in what it publishes, with deadlines now earlier with the printing done out of the region. Local sports reporters were made redundant from provincial newspapers and now rely on contributors to carry local coverage.[citation needed]
Its circulation is now around 13,000.[citation needed]
Awards
editIn 2019,Taranaki Daily Newsjournalist Andy Jackson won News Media Awards' Portrait, Feature or Lifestyle Photography (Regional Category) Award from News Media Works.[7]
References
edit- ^abJ.S. Tullett,The Industrious Heart: A History of New Plymouth,New Plymouth City Council, 1981.
- ^Bartle, Rhonda (8 February 2005)."Bringing out the Taranaki Daily News".Puke Ariki.Archived fromthe originalon 13 October 2008.
- ^"Fairfax Media:Publications".Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2008.Retrieved26 July2009.
- ^"The Digital Edition".25 June 2007.Retrieved26 July2009.
- ^"Taranaki Daily News".Papers Past.Retrieved18 February2020.
- ^"The Post".www.thepost.co.nz.Retrieved17 November2024.
- ^"2019 News Media Awards"(PDF).News Media Works.Retrieved29 February2020.