Publishing

When Bauer Media shut down on 1 April, it wiped out just about every documentary photography job in the country. Now concerns are being raised over how New Zealand’s visual history will be documented… Audio, Gallery

Covid-19 has ravaged many industries, but romance novel sales have been soaring through the lockdown period, including titles from Te-Puke based mother of four Joanne Wadsworth. Audio

Popular weeklies Woman’s Day and New Idea were among a whole host of top titles closed down last month by Bauer Media. Lately they’ve reappeared in the shops as Aussie editions with a little bit of… Audio

The sudden closure today of New Zealand’s most popular magazines shocked the media industry and the government - not to mention the company's own customers, many of whom have bought its magazines…

The government has revised last week's sudden suspension of the printing and distribution of community newspapers during the Covid-19 lockdown. Publishers had protested it might leave people without…

Karen Stade of Historinz is a historical researcher and writer who produces regional, social, community and school history books. She's also a journalist and the self-published author of several… Audio

Writer and reviewer Pip Adam looks at where independent publishing sits within the Aotearoa literary scene and how communities are built up around the publications. Audio

'Backlisted' takes neglected books and gives them new life for the modern reader. It's a bit like a clever book club where everyone does all the reading! The show's hosted by Andy Miller and John… Audio

Elizabeth Calder emigrated from England to NZ with her family in 1949 and returned in 1958 after graduating with a BA in English literature from the University of Canterbury. This week she was awarded… Audio

Justin Gregory opens the books on book publishing in New Zealand to find out if anyone's making any money. Audio

The days of printed newspapers may be numbered in the digital era, but until the 1920s there were no other news media at all - and New Zealanders were eager readers. Historian and author Ian F Grant… Audio

The bid to mash up New Zealand's two biggest publishers of news is all but over as their appeal against a block on their merger has been dismissed in court. Mediawatch looks at why and what happens… Audio

Two of the local papers offloaded by Stuff recently have been saved. The Kaikoura Star and The Clutha Leader have been bought by local publishers prepared to take a punt on print. Audio