Nelson City Council

The Libraries provide access to a range of news sources.

• print
• archival
• online

Current

Nelson Public Library receives the following newspapers at the Elma Turner Library. Stoke library receives the Nelson Mail, Dominion Post, Press and Buy, Sell, Swap;  Tahunanui Library receives the Nelson Mail only.

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.

• Nelson Evening Mail (1866-1909)
• Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle (1842-1874)
• Colonist (1857-1910)
• Marlborough Express (1868-1900)
• Grey River Argus (1866-1920)
• Inangahua Times (1877-1900)
• West Coast Times (1865-1909)