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The Press

The Press (Māori: Te Matatiki lit. 'The Source') is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand, owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One community newspaper—Northern Outlook—is also published by The Press and is free.

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Founded
25 May 1861
Owner
Stuff Ltd
Headquarters
Christchurch, New Zealand
Circulation
37,002 (as of 2019)
Editor
Kamala Hayman
Format
Compact (weekday) · Broadsheet (Saturday)

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Ownership

Editors

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The Press

Top relations

related to Ownership · 27
The Press → Alfred Richard Creyke, Christchurch Press Company, December, Fairfax Media, Fairfax New Zealand, FitzGerald, George Stead, Harman, In February, Independent Newspapers Ltd, INL, Isaac Cookson, James Somerville Turnbull, John Hall, Joseph Brittan, Lance, Nine Entertainment Co, Press Company, Raven, Stead
related to Origins · 25
The Press → After, Canterbury, Canterbury's, Charlotte Jane, Christchurch, Crosbie Ward, December, England, FitzGerald, From, Harman, Henry Porcher Lance, Henry Tancred, James Dupré Lance, James FitzGerald, January, John Raven, John Watts-Russell, Lyttelton, Lyttelton Times
related to Other · 22
The Press → Addenda, Auckland, Christchurch, Christchurch Press Company, Crean, Department, Dictionary, Guy, II, Internal Affairs, ISBN, January, Mike, New Zealand Biography, Newspaper, PDF, Random House NZ, Retrieved, Scholefield, Story
related to Expansion · 16
The Press → Cashel Street, Cathedral Square, Cellarius, Darwin, February, In, June, Machines, On, Press, Press Lane, Samuel Butler's Erewhon, The Board, The Gothic, Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal Syndicate
related to Into the 21st century · 11
The Press → All, Christchurch, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch CBD, In, In February, Independent Newspapers Ltd, INL, It, June, Stuff
related to External links · 5
The Press → Freedom Forum, Official, Papers Past, Press, Today's The Press
Format · 2
The Press → Broadsheet (Saturday), Compact (weekday)
related to Editors · 2
The Press → Guy Scholefield, The
Circulation · 1
The Press → 37,002 (as of 2019)
Editor · 1
The Press → Kamala Hayman

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press newspaper christchurch new zealand first company times published website stuff fitzgerald also ltd daily 1861 ownership editor saturday early

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The PressCirculation37,002 (as of 2019)1.00infobox
The PressEditorKamala Hayman1.00infobox
The PressFormatCompact (weekday)1.00infobox
The PressFormatBroadsheet (Saturday)1.00infobox
The PressFounded25 May 18611.00infobox
The PressHeadquartersChristchurch, New Zealand1.00infobox
The PressISSN0113-97621.00infobox
The PressOwnerStuff Ltd1.00infobox
The PressTypeDaily newspaper1.00infobox
The PressWebsitethepress.co.nz1.00infobox
The Pressrelated to EditorsThe0.60section
The Pressrelated to EditorsGuy Scholefield0.60section

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    The Press

    Nodes56
    Edges55
    Triples118
    Avg. degree1.96
    Density0.035714
    Components1
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