Category Archives: Newspapers
Where to watch NZ election coverage online + examples of coverage
Updated Nov 26, 2011 A few links on some of the ways media (and a few other organisations) covered the build-up and election night of the general election and referendum in New Zealand (Saturday Nov 26 2011) – #votenz. The (preliminary) election result Party Party Votes % Votes Electorate Seats List Seats Total Seats National [...]
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NZ’s Catalyst wins South China Morning Post website contract
Congrats to the Catalyst team: Wellington open source software firm Catalyst IT has won a seven-figure contract to develop the news website and supporting systems for the South China Morning Post. The English-language newspaper is based in Hong Kong and has more than 100,000 subscribers. Catalyst director Mike O’Connor said South China Morning Post (SCMP) [...]
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Waikato Times to become morning paper
Well, well, well. The Waikato Times, part of Fairfax Media NZ, announced yesterday it would become a morning newspaper as of September this year. Here’s the blurb: The newspaper is New Zealand’s fourth largest daily and is the only afternoon paper in the country serving a major urban centre. It moved the Saturday edition to [...]
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Letterpress: the way we used to roll