What the Horowhenua Chronicle has essentially become is a research and development project, centred on the question of how a community newspaper publication can survive and thrive in today’s tough media environment.
Your money goes to pay the salaries of journalists and photojournalists working on the ground each week to cover compelling local stories.
The Horowhenua region has 17,000 households and is estimated to be growing at a rate of 200 households per year. Our distribution includes 2,662 hard-to-reach rural households around Horowhenua.
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The Horowhenua Chronicle is Horowhenua’s long-serving newspaper, with a proud 132 year history of supporting community news journalism in the Horowhenua district.
Slated for closure in 2024, the Horowhenua Chronicle was bought by local Media Specialist and media sales veteran Richard Christie. This is our story.
The fact that we are independently owned means that we are now in a position to offer a better service to the community. We can listen to what needs to be done, and come up with innovative solutions to solve these problems. This simple change affects all areas of the newspaper from news content to delivery.
It’s a little known fact that our current Prime Minister started as a newspaper delivery boy for the Howick-Pakuranga Times in East Auckland. By supporting the local paper, you are continuing to support career paths in everything from local journalism to newspaper delivery, providing a great start for today’s youth and income streams for families.
Since taking over the publication, we have expanded distribution to include over 1,000 additional rural deliveries which were previously cut back. Our delivery now incorporates 2,662 hard to reach rural delivery addresses such as farms and lifestyle blocks.
With everything from advertorial services to full-blown content marketing campaigns, the Horowhenua Chronicle is perfectly positioned to provide a new unique perspective on how to make a meaningful impact on local readers.