Western Leader

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Western Leader was a local newspaper in Auckland, New Zealand. It was owned by the media business Stuff Ltd. [1] It ceased operations on 31 July 2025. [2]

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History

It was launched in 1963 [3] and was published three times a week. The newspaper operated from the John Henry Centre on Pioneer Street in Henderson, and had a circulation of 77,950 in 2013, an increase of 11,000 over 2010. [4]

In 2019, reporter Torika Tokalau won the Community Journalist of the Year Award at the 2019 Voyager Media Awards. [5]

In early July 2025, Stuff confirmed that it would close down the Western Leader and 14 other North Island community newspapers by 31 July. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Falconer, Phoebe (12 August 2010). "Ask Phoebe: Paper's zones changing for Super City". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 Shahtahmasebi, Zahra (4 July 2025). "Stuff to close 15 community newspapers by end of July". StopPress. SCG Media. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "About us". Western Leader. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper audit result". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Reporting Winners 2019". Voyager Media Awards. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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