WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers

NEW ZEALAND
NUMBER OF TITLES AND CIRCULATION
Change (%)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 97/2001 2000/01
Number of titles
Total dailies 29 29 26 26 26 -10.34 0.00
Regional dailies 25 25 24 24 24 -4.00 0.00
Local dailies 4 4 2 2 2 -50.00 0.00
Non-dailies 13 11 10 10 10 -23.08 0.00
National non-dailies 2 2 2 2 2 0.00 0.00
Regional non-dailies 3 3 2 2 2 -33.33 0.00
Local non-dailies 8 6 6 6 6 -25.00 0.00
Sundays 2 2 2 2 2 0.00 0.00
Free papers 116 114 112 115 109 -6.03 -5.22
Circulation (000)
Total dailies 820 808 780 777 764 -6.87 -1.68
Regional/local dailies 809 795 780 777 764 -5.59 -1.68
Non-dailies 99 94 73 71 68 -31.63 -5.12
National non-dailies 56 51 50 49 45 -20.01 -7.39
Regional/local non-dailies 43 43 23 23 23 -47.03 -0.22
Sundays 314 313 310 322 320 1.67 -0.90
Free papers 2,526 2,570 2,654 2,675 2,699 6.85 0.90
Total annual sales (millions of copies)
Dailies 251 242 242 242 238 -5.08 -1.63
Non-dailies 5 5 4 4 4 -31.62 -5.11
Sundays 16 16 16 17 17 1.67 -0.90
Free papers 174 179 184 180 181 4.22 0.77
Titles
30
29
28
27
26
25
Number of daily titles and circulation
Titles
Circulation
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
830
820
810
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
Circulation (000s)
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Change (%)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 97/2001 2000/01
Advertising revenues (NZ$ million)
Dailies & Sundays 450 468 566 596 606 34.67 1.68
Dailies & Sundays § 479 493 596 612 606 26.39 -1.00
Free papers* 101 102 102 104 - 2.97 1.96
Volume of advertising sold (pages & page equivalents)
Total 112,322 104,630 - - - - -
§ at constant 2001 prices
Includes classified, inserts and agency commission, after discounts
* change figures refer to 1997/2000 and 1999/2000 respectively
Dailies: Advertising revenues at current and constant 2001
price (NZ$ million)
Cover prices (2001)
NZ$
Single copy 0.60-1.00
675
625
575
525
475
425
Newspaper colour capability & formats (2001)
Number of: 1998 1999 2000 2001
4- colour newspapers 29 26 26 26
Broadsheets 27 25 25 25
Tabloids 2 1 1 1
375
325
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Current
Constant
Employment (2001)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total no. of Journalists 1,098 1,110 1,099 1,095 1,106
Total no. of Employees 4,968 5,280 5,364 4,565 4,614
Top ten dailies (2001)
Circulation Readership Cover Price Full page rate (NZ$)
Title Publisher (000) (000) NZ$ US$ Format Mono Colour
New Zealand Herald Wilson & Horton 210 552 1.00 0.42 Broadsheet 14,342 21,514
The Press INL 91 226 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 6,194 8,232
The Dominion INL 68 200 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 11,514 14,392
The Evening Post INL 56 128 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 11,514 14,392
Otago Daily Times Allied Press 43 104 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 4,480 5,824
Waikato Times INL 42 97 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 5,211 5,996
Hawke’s Bay Today Wilson & Horton 32 67 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 5,363 6,113
The Southland Times INL 31 71 0.70 0.29 Broadsheet 3,542 4,642
The Daily News INL 27 54 0.70 0.29 Broadsheet 3,861 4,382
Bay of Plenty Times Wilson & Horton 22 51 0.80 0.34 Broadsheet 4,692 5,242
Source: AC Nielsen
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