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

12 February 2024

This week will be a momentous one for the news media

This week will be a momentous one for the news media in New Zealand. That may seem an odd thing to say, given news is always dynamic and no week can ever be called “quiet”.

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9 February 2024

NZME’s Imprint Competition judges announced for 2024

New Zealand Media and Entertainment’s (NZME) competition celebrating the innovation and creativity inherent in print advertising is back for a second year, with the esteemed panel of judges for 2024 announced today.

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16 January 2024

Herald marks 150 years

In 1874 the township of Gisborne sat on roads of muddy tracks and was home to about 400 European settlers. On January 5 of that year, inhabitants of the primitive colonial outpost could read the inaugural edition of the then-named Poverty Bay Herald.

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