TheWaikato Timesis a daily newspaper published inHamilton,New Zealand, and owned by media businessStuff Ltd.It has a circulation to the greaterWaikatoregion and became atabloidpaper in 2018.[1]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Stuff Ltd |
| Editor | Jonathan MacKenzie |
| Founded | 2 May 1872,Ngāruawāhia |
| Language | New Zealand English |
| Sister newspapers | Hamilton Press |
| ISSN | 1170-0688 |
| Website | Official website |
The newspaper has won the title of New Zealand Newspaper of the Year (in the category of up to 30,000 circulation) for two consecutive years: 2018 and 2019.[2][3]
History
editTheWaikato Timesstarted out as the tri-weeklyWaikato Times and Thames Valley Gazette,first published byGeorge Jones[4]on 2 May 1872 inNgāruawāhiabut moved to Hamilton in 1875.[5]It was then managed by Messrs Langbridge, Silver, E. M. Edgecumbe,George Edgecumbeand J. S. Bond, who ran a book and stationery shop and changed the Times from tri-weekly to a penny daily in 1896, using Press Association news.[6]
For 20 years it competed with theWaikato Argus,until the papers merged in 1915.[7]The paper changed from afternoon to morning production from 5 September 2011, though had changed its Saturday issue in 2003.[8]
TheTimeshad an audited net daily circulation of 11,633 copies at March 2021.[9]
As of December 2012[update]Allan Hawkeyproduces opinion cartoons for the newspaper.[10]
Papers Past has 2 May 1872 to 31 December 1892 issues in a searchable form on-line.[11]Hamilton reference libraryhasmicrofilmcopies of theWaikato Argus(29 Aug 1896 – 27 December 1902, 23 January 1903 – 30 April 1909, 1 June 1909 – 4 December 1914)[12]andWaikato Timesfrom 1872.[13]
On 27 April 2023, Stuff confirmed that it would launch separate subscription-based websites forThe Waikato Timesand two of its other major newspapers,The PostandThe Press.Previously, the newspaper had been hosged on the freeStuff news website.[14]
Community newspapers
editTheHamilton Pressis a weekly newspaper, delivered on Wednesdays, in the city ofHamilton.[15]It is one of many free weekly, or bi-weeklyNeighbourlynewspapers, which, since 2014, have been printed by Stuff.[16]They also includeCambridgeEdition,Franklin CountyNews,MatamataChronicle, Piako Post(Morrinsville-Te Arohaarea),South WaikatoNewsandTaupōTimes.[17]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Voyager Media Awards:Best newspaper with circulation of up to 30,000 | Winner[2] |
| 2018 | Voyager Media Awards:Best newspaper with circulation of up to 30,000 | Winner[3] |
| 2014 | Voyager Media Awards: Best Video | Joint winner withStuff[18] |
| 2009 | Qantas Media Awards: Best Website Breaking News Story | Joint finalist with Stuff[19] |
In 2017,Waikato Timesjournalist Aaron Leaman was the joint winner of the Senior nib Health Journalism Scholarship at the Voyager Media Awards. Leaman also won Regional Journalist of the Year at the same event.[20]
In 2018,Waikato Timesjournalist Ruby Nyika won Student Journalist of the Year at the Voyager Media Awards. The same year, Donna-Lee Biddle was runner-up for the Regional Journalist of the Year Award, and won the award for Feature writing - crime, justice and / or social issues.[3]
In 2019,Waikato Timescolumnist Max Christoffersen won the Opinion Writing (General) Award at the Voyager Media Awards. Christoffersen had died two months prior to the awards ceremony.[21][22]
References
edit- ^"You're not going crazy – your local paper has shrunk in size".Stuff.29 April 2018.Retrieved5 May2018.
- ^ab"Newspapers Winners 2019".Voyager Media Awards.Retrieved1 March2020.
- ^abc"Stuff, The Press, the Waikato Times big winners at Voyager Media Awards".Stuff.11 May 2018.Retrieved1 March2020.
- ^"The Hon. George Jones".nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.Retrieved5 May2018.
- ^"Papers Past – Waikato Times".Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved7 November2013.
- ^"Hamilton".nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.Retrieved5 May2018.
- ^"Papers Past – Waikato Times – Description".Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved7 November2013.
- ^"Time right for a morning move".Waikato Times.27 June 2011.Retrieved7 November2013.
- ^"Waikato Times".2012.Retrieved19 December2012.
- ^"Hawkey's cartoons".Waikato Times.20 December 2011.Retrieved19 December2012.
- ^"Papers Past – Waikato Times".Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.Retrieved7 November2013.
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- ^[2][dead link]
- ^"Stuff to put up first paywalls for news".Radio New Zealand.27 April 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 27 April 2023.Retrieved28 April2023.
- ^"Home page".PressDisplay.Retrieved7 November2013.
- ^"What is Neighbourly?".neighbourly.co.nz.Retrieved23 October2021.
- ^"Community Newspapers".neighbourly.co.nz.Retrieved23 October2021.
- ^"2014 Winners".Voyager Media Awards.Retrieved1 March2020.
- ^"Qantas Media Awards 2009 Results".Scoop News(Press release). 16 May 2009.Retrieved1 March2020.
- ^"2017 Winners".Voyager Media Awards.Retrieved2 March2020.
- ^"Opinion Writing Winners 2019".Voyager Media Awards.Retrieved1 March2020.
- ^"Stuff claims swag of top honours at 2019 Voyager Media Awards".Stuff.17 May 2019.Retrieved1 March2020.