Upper Hutt Leader

Porirua, Wellington, New ZealandEnglish

The Upper Hutt Leader is a community newspaper serving the Upper Hutt region of New Zealand. As part of the Stuff news network, it covers local government, schools, sports, and community events. The publication focuses on issues and stories of specific interest to residents within the Hutt Valley area.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN PORIRUA

Free community weeklies dominate the local print media landscape in this Wellington regional hub, supplementing the metropolitan dailies published in the nearby capital. The primary local publication is the Kapi Mana News, a Stuff-owned weekly covering suburban events. The area is also home to Newswire, a publication historically driven by journalism students at the local Whitireia campus, while regional coverage extends to neighboring community titles like the Upper Hutt Leader. Paperboy lists 3 newspapers in Porirua.