Letters to the editor are short — roughly 200 word — direct responses to a recently published news article or opinion piece. This makes them an opportunity to share perspectives that go against prevailing media narratives.
When writing a response to a tough on crime article, we encourage you to call for transformative change. Don’t be afraid to name drop specific politicians! MPs pay attention when their names turn up in the news.
The Better Public Media Trust has published guidelines to follow when writing a letter to the editor. For basic guidance, you can find them here.
Finding an outlet
Here’s the main email address for our major newspapers and magazines.
Newspapers
listed by city from north to south:
- Whangarei – Northern Advocate [email protected]
- Auckland – New Zealand Herald [email protected]
- Hamilton – Waikato Times [email protected]
- Tauranga – Bay of Plenty Times [email protected]
- Rotorua – Rotorua Daily Post [email protected]
- Gisborne – Gisborne Herald https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor
- Hawkes Bay – Hawkes Bay Today [email protected]
- Whanganui – Whanganui Chronicle [email protected]
- New Plymouth – Taranaki Daily News [email protected]
- Palmerston North – Manawatu Standard [email protected]
- Wairarapa – Wairarapa Times Age https://times-age.co.nz/contacts/contact-editorial/
- Wellington – Dominion Post [email protected]
- Marlborough – Marlborough Express [email protected]
- Nelson – Nelson Mail [email protected]
- Westport – Westport News [email protected]
- Greymouth – Greymouth Evening Star [email protected]
- Christchurch – The Press [email protected]
- Ashburton – The Ashburton Guardian [email protected]
- Timaru – Timaru Herald [email protected]
- Oamaru – Oamaru Mail [email protected]
- Dunedin – Otago Daily Times [email protected]
- Invercargill – Southland Times [email protected]
Magazines
- Listener – [email protected]
- TV Guide – [email protected]
- Metro – [email protected]
- North and South – [email protected]
- NBR – [email protected].
- NZ Woman’s Weekly – [email protected]
- Mindfood – [email protected]
- NZ Life and Leisure – [email protected]
- Idealog – [email protected]
- Good – [email protected]