Our primary purposes are to work together to -

Promote news media as essential to a strong democracy and healthy society in New ZealandPresent a strong collective voice in public policy debatesProvide a forum to collaborate on common and complex problemsFacilitate information sharing and relationship buildingInfluence and lobby for sustainability of the news journalism industry

Our primary purposes are to work together to -

Promote news media as essential to a strong democracy and healthy society in New ZealandPresent a strong collective voice in public policy debatesProvide a forum to collaborate on common and complex problemsFacilitate information sharing and relationship buildingInfluence and lobby for sustainability of the news journalism industry

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Latest News

30 October 2026

Future of Media Debate Highlights Need for Sustainable Journalism

Political leaders, media executives and industry stakeholders gathered in Auckland for the NPA Election Debate on the Future of Media

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28 October 2026

News Publishers’ Association calls on Meta to withdraw content scraping terms

The News Publishers Association (NPA) is calling on Meta to withdraw proposed new terms that would give the technology giant broad rights to crawl and collect content from publishers' websites.

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13 October 2026

NPA to Host Election Debate on the Future of Media

The News Publishers' Association will bring together media and communications spokespeople from across New Zealand's political parties for a special election debate focused on the future of the country's media sector.

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