The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is the country's largest daily newspaper, published in Auckland by NZME. It covers national politics, business, sport, and current affairs in print and online. As New Zealand's leading metropolitan title, it reaches a wide national audience and is among the most read news sources in the country.

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The New Zealand Herald at a glance

Country: New Zealand
Region: Australia and New Zealand · Oceania
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1863
Owner: NZME
Published from: Auckland
Website: nzherald.co.nz ↗
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How Crosswire groups The New Zealand Herald

Crosswire groups The New Zealand Herald as Centrist for comparisons within New Zealand's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The New Zealand Herald sits in New Zealand's press

The New Zealand Herald was founded in 1863, is published from Auckland and is owned by NZME. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in New Zealand, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being The Post. By outlets tracked, New Zealand ranks second of the 8 countries on Crosswire's Oceania hub, which lists 32 outlets in all.

Across Oceania, Crosswire tracks 13 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The New Zealand Herald outside New Zealand, starting with Australia and New Zealand, are The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The National (Papua New Guinea), The Fiji Times (Fiji) and Island Sun (Solomon Islands). Opening one of them beside The New Zealand Herald is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.