News Media

The Libraries provide access to a range of print, archival and online news sources.

Current

Nelson Public Library receives the following newspapers at the Elma Turner Library. Stoke library receives the Nelson Mail and Press and Tahunanui Libraries receives the Nelson Mail only.

Newspapers delivery timeframes
Newspaper Received Held
(weeks)
Buy, Sell, Swap Thursday 4
Christian Science Monitor Following week 4
Daily News 2 days later 4
The Dominion Same day 12
Evening Standard (Manawatu) 2 days later 4
Motueka-Golden Bay News
 Following week 52
Guardian Weekly Following week 4
Greymouth Evening Star 1/2 days later
 4
Hawkes Bay Today 2 days later 4
The Leader Same day all
Marlborough Express Following day 4
National Business Review (Friday edition only) Same day 52
The Nelson Mail
Same day until microfilm received
New Zealand Herald 2 days later 4
The News (Westport) Following day 4
Oamaru Mail 1/2 days later
 4
Otago Daily Times 2 days later 4
The Press
Same day 12
Southland Times 2 days later 4
Sunday Star Times Sunday 12
Timaru Herald 1/2 days later
 4
USA Today (Sat edition only) 5 days following 4
Waikato Times 2 days later 4
Waimea Weekly Following week all

Archival - local papers

The Library holds the following local papers

Microfilm:

  • Nelson Examiner 1842-1874
  • The Nelson Mail 1866 to the present (microfilming in progress)
  • The Colonist 1857-1920
  • The Motueka Star 1931 - 1939 (incomplete)

Print

The Library does not index these papers. An index is available at the Nelson Provincial Museum research facility for the Nelson Mail.

  • The Nelson Mail From date of latest microfilm received.
  • The Community Leader 1991 - 1993
  • G.B. Weekly (Golden Bay) 1993-
  • The Haven Nos 1 - 65
  • The Leader 1993 -
  • Live Nelson 1999 -
  • Waimea Weekly 2006 -
  • Motueka-Golden Bay News - Latest year (Nelson Provincial Museum holds archive)
  • The Guardian (Tasman) - held Nelson Provincial Museum

Online

For a full list of online newspapers and newspaper archives, see our news media online page.

The Australia/ New Zealand Reference Centre database includes most NZ newspaper articles from approx 1996, including:

  • The Nelson Mail From June, 1997
  • Dominion Post From January, 1995
  • New Zealand Herald From December, 2001
  • The Press From June, 1996

Papers Past (National Library resource) provides searchable access to early NZ newspapers, including the following local and regional papers.