The Dominion Post (Wellington)
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The Dominion Post is a metropolitan broadsheet
newspaper
published in Wellington, New Zealand, owned by the Australia
n Fairfax group, owners of The Age
, Melbourne, and The Sydney Morning Herald
.
(INL, 49% owned by Rupert Murdoch
's News Limited
), from an amalgamation of two Wellington broadsheet newspapers, The Dominion
(morning, commenced Dominion Day
, 26 September 1907) and The Evening Post
(commenced 1865), in July 2002. INL sold the paper and all other New Zealand
newspapers and most magazines in its stable to Fairfax in 2003.
With the amalgamation, The Dominion Post became the only pay-and-read newspaper in Wellington.
Wellington has many free community newspapers (for example The Wellingtonian), albeit these may be owned by Dominion Post or affiliated/owning companies.
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published in Wellington, New Zealand, owned by the Australia
Australia
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n Fairfax group, owners of The Age
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, Melbourne, and The Sydney Morning Herald
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.
Foundation
The paper was created by the previous owners, Independent Newspapers LimitedIndependent Newspapers
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(INL, 49% owned by Rupert Murdoch
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's News Limited
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), from an amalgamation of two Wellington broadsheet newspapers, The Dominion
The Dominion (Wellington)
The Dominion was a daily morning newspaper based in Wellington, New Zealand.In 2002 it merged with The Evening Post, the other Wellington daily, to form the Dominion Post....
(morning, commenced Dominion Day
Dominion Day
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, 26 September 1907) and The Evening Post
The Evening Post (New Zealand)
The Evening Post was a daily newspaper based in Wellington, New Zealand. It was founded in 1865 by Henry Blundell , an Irish immigrant to New Zealand. It continued under Blundell family control until the 1960s, when it was purchased by Independent Newspapers Ltd.In 2002 it merged with The...
(commenced 1865), in July 2002. INL sold the paper and all other New Zealand
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newspapers and most magazines in its stable to Fairfax in 2003.
With the amalgamation, The Dominion Post became the only pay-and-read newspaper in Wellington.
Wellington has many free community newspapers (for example The Wellingtonian), albeit these may be owned by Dominion Post or affiliated/owning companies.