New Zealand Woman's Weekly
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| Editor | Fiona Fraser[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Women's magazines |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 82,040 (2011) |
| Publisher | Bauer Media |
| First issue | 8 December 1932 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | New Zealand English |
| Website | www |
The New Zealand Woman's Weekly is a weekly New Zealand women's magazine published by Bauer Media. As of 2011[update], it has a circulation of 82,040, third by paid sales after TV Guide and New Zealand Woman's Day.[2]
History
On 8 December 1932, journalists Otto Williams and Audrey Argall launched the magazine,[3] with 7,000 copies on newsprint.[4] Williams took the role of managing director, and Argall was the first editor.[5] Due to financial difficulties, they were forced to sell the magazine after three months. Ellen Melville ran the magazine for a few weeks, before the magazine's printer, F. S. Proctor, and his wife, took over. Early in 1933, solicitor Vernon Dyson bought it, and his wife Hedda became the second editor.[6] At the end of the year it was sold again to Brett Print and Publishing Co., later New Zealand Newspapers, which also published the Auckland Star.[5] Hedda Dyson was retained as editor.
In the early 1980s, New Zealand Woman's Weekly's circulation peaked at around 250,000,[7] before the Australian magazines Woman's Day and New Idea entered the New Zealand market.[5]
In 2007, the magazine celebrated its 75th anniversary with guest Prime Minister Helen Clark.[8]
Editors
- Audrey Argall, 1932-1933
- Hedda Dyson, 1933-1948[6]
- Ola Rudman, 1948-1952[9]
- Jean Wishart, 1952-1984[9]
- Michal Louise McKay, 1984-1987[9]
- Jenny Lynch, 1987 to 1994[10]
- Sarah Kate Lynch, 1994-1996[9]
- Wendyl Nissen, 1996-1997[9]
- Rowan Dixon, 1997-2003[11]
- Nicky Pellegrino, 2003[12]
- Sido Kitchin, 2006-2010[13]
- Nicky Pellegrino (acting), 2010
- Sarah Stuart, 2010-2013[1]
- Louise Wright 2013-2014
- Fiona Fraser 2014-present
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sarah Stuart named 'NZ Woman's Weekly' editor". Otago Daily Times. NZPA. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Magazines". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Woman's Weekly, 1932". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand Woman's Weekly turns 75". Scoop / Press Release: Pead PR. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Kitchin, Sido (12 August 2007). "Living history". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b McCallum, Janet. "Dyson, Elizabeth Geertruida Agatha 1897–1951". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Kiwi icon turns 75". One News. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ McKenzie-Minifie, Martha (11 August 2007). "Milestone for women's mag". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "New Zealand National Bibliography" (PDF). National Library of New Zealand. November 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Phare, Jane (7 June 2009). "Our women's weaklies are doing it hard". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Woman's Weekly editor appointed". The New Zealand Herald. 10 September 2003. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "New editor for 'NZ Woman's Weekly'". The New Zealand Herald. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Drinnan, John (4 January 2011). "A to Z of a challenging year in the media". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
Further reading
- Janet Blackwell, ed. (1992). NZ Woman's Weekly : the first 60 years, 1932-1992. Auckland: Moa. ISBN 1-86947-105-9.
- Brewster, Deborah Ratma (1980). A Decade of the Woman's Weekly 1932-42. University of Otago.