Waikato Times
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| Publisher | Fairfax Media |
|---|---|
| Editor | Jonathan MacKenzie |
| Founded | May 2, 1872, Ngaruawahia |
| Language | New Zealand English |
| Sister newspapers | Hamilton Press |
| ISSN | 1170-0688 |
| Website | http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikatotimes |
The Waikato Times is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a circulation to the greater Waikato region.
The Waikato Times started out as the tri-weekly Waikato Times and Thames Valley Gazette, first published on 2 May 1872 in Ngaruawahia but moved to Hamilton in 1875.[1] For 20 years it competed with the Waikato Argus, until the papers merged in 1915.[2] The paper changed from afternoon to morning production from 5 September 2011, though had changed its Saturday issue in 2003.[3]
The Times has an audited daily circulation of 39,695 copies as of December 2011 and is part of Fairfax New Zealand.[4] As of December 2012[update] Allan Hawkey produces opinion cartoons for the newspaper.[5]
Papers Past has 2 May 1872 to 31 December 1892 issues in a searchable form on-line.[6] Hamilton reference library has microfilm copies of the Waikato Argus (29 Aug 1896 - 27 Dec 1902, 23 Jan 1903 - 30 Apr 1909, 1 Jun 1909 - 4 Dec 1914)[7] and Waikato Times from 1872.[8] The paper is also included on the Stuff.co.nz website.[9]
Community newspapers
The Hamilton Press is a weekly newspaper, delivered on Wednesdays, in the city of Hamilton.[10] It is free to Hamilton residents, and is delivered without prior arrangement to all Hamilton mailboxes.
References
- ^ "Papers Past — Waikato Times". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Papers Past — Waikato Times — Description". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Time right for a morning move". Stuff.co.nz. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Waikato Times". Fairfax New Zealand. 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "Hawkey's cartoons". Stuff.co.nz/Waikato Times. Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Papers Past — Waikato Times". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "Waikato Times News - Stuff.co.nz". Stuff.
- ^ "PressDisplay.com". PressDisplay.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
External links
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