9 Jun 2024

Regional reporting cut back for NZME’s national focus

9:10 am on 9 June 2024

North Island daily and community papers are set to lose some reporters and news editors - including Hawkes Bay Today, just crowned ‘Newspaper of the Year’ for its vital emergency reporting of Cyclone Gabrielle. New Zealand Herald publisher NZME says it spend the savings on news hubs, and building a bigger digital audience nationwide to sustain journalism.

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