Fairfax Group: Holdings

Holdings

This listing is indicative only, illustrating the Fairfax group's scope rather than providing a definitive inventory. It predates the December 2006 takeover of Rural Press.

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The group consist of major broadsheets and tabloids in Australia and New Zealand, interactive operations and community newspapers in Australia and New Zealand.

Major newspapers in Australia

The group currently consists of

• the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH)
• The Age (Age) in Melbourne
• the Sydney Sun-Herald
• the Australian Financial Review (AFR)
• Newcastle Herald
• Illawarra Mercury
• Warrnambool Standard
• Border Morning Mail

Community newspapers in Australia

• Altona-Laverton Mail
• Blacktown Sun
• Dandenong Journal
• Footscray Mail
• Frankston Journal
• Hills News
• Knox Journal
• Kyneton Telegraph
• Liverpool Champion
• Macarthur Advertiser
• Maroondah Journal
• Monash Journal
• Parramatta Sun
• Penrith Star
• St George Sutherland Leader
• Sunshine Advocate
• Sun Weekly
• St Mary's Star
• Werribee Banner
• Whitehorse Journal
• Williamstown Advertiser
• Yarra Ranges Journal

Magazines in Australia

• Business Review Weekly
• MIS
• CFO

New Zealand publications

National newspapers in New Zealand (from 2003) include -

• Sunday Star Times
• Sunday News
• Friday Flash
• Best Bets
• Turf Digest
• New Zealand Truth

Daily, weekly and community papers include -

• Whangarei Leader
• Look North
• Northern News
• Dargaville and Districts News
• The Bay Chronicle
• Waikato Times
• Manawatu Evening Standard
• Hamilton Press
• Hauraki Herald
• Cambridge Edition
• Matamata Chronicle
• Taupo Times
• Rotorua Review
• Ruapehu Press
• South Waikato News
• East Waikato Country
• North Waikato News
• North Taranaki Midweek
• The Hawera Star
• Feilding Herald
• Feilding Herald and Rangitikei Mail
• The Tribune
• Central District Farmer
• Piako Post
• City Weekend
• The Daily News
• The Press
• Nelson Mail
• The Marlborough Express
• The Southland Times
• The Timaru Herald
• Clutha Leader
• The Christchurch Mail
• Kaikoura Star
• Motueka-Golden Bay News
• Otago-Southland Farmer
• Taieri Herald
• Newslink
• The Mirror
• High Country Herald
• The Saturday Express
• Auckland City Harbour News
• Manukau Courier
• North Harbour News
• North Shore Times Advertiser
• East and Bays Courier
• Franklin County News
• Papakura Courier
• Nor'West News Brief
• Central Leader
• Western Leader
• Eastern Courier
• Upper Hutt Leader
• Wairarapa News
• The Hutt News
• Contact
• Kapiti Observer
• The Dominion Post
• The Norwester
• Horowhenua Mail
• Kapi-Mana News
• The Leader
• Rodney Times
• Coaster (weekly servicing the Hibiscus Coast)

Magazines and guides include -

• On Holiday
• Boating New Zealand
• Cuisine
• Fish and Game New Zealand
• New Zealand Fishing News
• New Zealand Gardener
• New Zealand Growing Today
• New Zealand Horse & Pony
• New Zealand Trucking
• NZ House & Garden
• Style
• Truck Trader
• TV Guide
• AA Directions (on contract)
• Skywatch
• Outlook regional real estate guide

Other

43% of AAP Information Services, the financial data services spin-off from the former Australian Associated Press

Commercial printing interests in Australia and New Zealand and the Gordon & Gotch distribution business in New Zealand

49.9% of Business Media Group in New Zealand (publisher of Howick & Pakuranga Times, Bays & Remuera Times and Ellerslie &Panmure Times)

36.9% of NZ Press Association (news agency and financial information service)

64% of Text Media, book and magazine publisher