Publishing
News publisher reveals new three-year plan
Media company NZME has unveiled a new three-year strategy which could spell the end for some of the country’s most historic newspaper names.
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Rural women's stories for rural readers
The magazine scene is being rejuvenated by small publishers after the Covid crisis turned it upside down. Among the new titles launched in a difficult market is Shepherdess - made for rural women by… Audio
New magazines for new times
Among thousands of women who lost jobs when Covid-19 hit were those who make our women's magazines. One was Sido Kitchin, former editor of Woman's Day and the NZ Woman's Weekly which closed down… Audio
North & South takes new direction under new management
A giant German company pulled the plug on our best and biggest magazines in April, casting out many of the nation’s best journalists. Now two journalists from Germany living here are determined to… Audio
Bauer finds buyers for return of the mags
Bauer Media says some of the nation’s most important magazines will be back within weeks now that new buyers have been found. But four months after it shut down the likes of New Zealand Woman's Weekly… Audio
Does documentary photography die without publications to print it?
When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented… Audio, Gallery
Romancing the tome: Te Puke author on the NYT bestseller list
Covid-19 has ravaged many industries, but romance novel sales have been soaring through the lockdown period, including titles from Te-Puke based mother of four Joanne Wadsworth. Audio
Return of the mags riles regular readers
Popular weeklies Woman’s Day and New Idea were among a whole host of top titles closed down last month by Bauer Media. Lately they’ve reappeared in the shops as Aussie editions with a little bit of… Audio
Why did Bauer blow up the business so soon?
The sudden closure today of New Zealand’s most popular magazines shocked the media industry and the government - not to mention the company's own customers, many of whom have bought its magazines…
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Government rolls back COVID-19 rules for local papers
The government has revised last week's sudden suspension of the printing and distribution of community newspapers during the Covid-19 lockdown. Publishers had protested it might leave people without…
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Bookclub: Self-publishing, a How To Guide
Karen Stade of Historinz is a historical researcher and writer who produces regional, social, community and school history books. She's also a journalist and the self-published author of several… Audio
Independent book publishing in Aotearoa
Writer and reviewer Pip Adam looks at where independent publishing sits within the Aotearoa literary scene and how communities are built up around the publications. Audio
New life for old books: 'Backlisted'
'Backlisted' takes neglected books and gives them new life for the modern reader. It's a bit like a clever book club where everyone does all the reading! The show's hosted by Andy Miller and John… Audio
Liz Calder: Star ex-pat publisher is honoured in Christchurch
Elizabeth Calder emigrated from England to NZ with her family in 1949 and returned in 1958 after graduating with a BA in English literature from the University of Canterbury. This week she was awarded… Audio
Opening the books
Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Audio
Lasting Impressions: when papers were the only news
The days of printed newspapers may be numbered in the digital era, but until the 1920s there were no other news media at all - and New Zealanders were eager readers. Historian and author Ian F Grant… Audio
Media mega-merger reaches the end of the road
The bid to mash up New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news is all but over as their appeal against a block on their merger has been dismissed in court. Mediawatch looks at why and what happens… Audio
Publishers take a punt on local papers
Two of the local papers offloaded by Stuff recently have been saved. The Kaikoura Star and The Clutha Leader have been bought by local publishers prepared to take a punt on print. Audio
Rebellious US paper turns on its owners
Fed up with years of cuts administered by its owners, The Denver Post’s staff told them to get lost this week - in the pages of their own paper. A former Denver Post editor tells Mediawatch why -… Video, Audio
Is self-publishing changing the book industry?
Self publishing, once derided as "vanity publishing", is growing to become a bigger force in the book industry. Established authors and emerging talent are choosing this route, partly due to the… Audio