The News Publishers’ Association champions the news media industry of New Zealand and represents members interests in areas such as government affairs, media regulation and public funding of journalism, including management and promotion of the national media awards which celebrate excellence in journalism. The NPA also promotes the power of news media as a highly effective advertising medium and offers a centralised national newspaper advertising booking service for accredited media agencies (previously News Works).

The News Publishers’ Association champions the news media industry of New Zealand and represents members interests in areas such as government affairs, media regulation and public funding of journalism, including management and promotion of the national media awards which celebrate excellence in journalism. The NPA also promotes the power of news media as a highly effective advertising medium and offers a centralised national newspaper advertising booking service for accredited media agencies (previously News Works).

News Publishers' Association Members

Latest News

5 December 2024

Announcing the 2025 Voyager Media Awards

The News Publishers’ Association is delighted to announce the awards list for the 2025 Voyager Media Awards, recognising and rewarding exceptional news and current affairs journalism in Aotearoa.

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16 October 2024

Who should decide the value of journalism? It’s not Google or any government

The battle over who owns and profits from local news content took a new and disturbing turn recently, when Google threatened to pull New Zealand news from its search engines if the Government went ahead with a fair bargaining bill.

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4 October 2024

NPA Responds to Google Threats

New Zealanders should be thankful that Google has finally shown its hand - its statement today about the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill

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