Media Insider: Two of NZ’s oldest newspapers to merge – with a new title to rise from the ashes

UpdatedMedia Insider: Two of NZ’s oldest newspapers to merge – with a new title to rise from the ashesShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·25 Sep, 2026 12:03 AM4 mins to read‌Greymouth's Evening Star newspaper will merge with the Hokitika Guardian in November.Greymouth's Evening Star newspaper will merge with the Hokitika Guardian in November.The merger announcement of two of New Zealand’s oldest, independent daily newspapers comes just a day after Stuff announced cutbacks in its regional newsrooms.Two of New Zealand’s oldest newspapers – the Greymouth Star and Hokitika Guardian – are to merge to become one new afternoon masthead. The two South