Reference - News and Current Issues



News Sites:
Media watch - This site ties in with the Media Watch radio programme. Archives from June 2001.

Newsroom - News with a political focus. There is a charge for access to archives.

Pacific Island report - Daily Pacific news as well as many other links.

Scoop - Daily news and archives back to 1998.

Te Karere Ipurangi - Maori News Online. Portal to Maori, New Zealand and world news.


Newspapers - New Zealand:
Otago Daily Times - Current issue and archives from 1997.

New Zealand Herald - Current issue and archives from 1998.

Stuff - Check out the 'Newspapers' section.


Newspapers - Asia and Pacific:
The Age (Melbourne) - Current issue and archives from 1995.

Sydney Morning Herald - Current issue and archives from 1995.

Samoa Observer Online - Current issue and archives from 2001.

South China Morning Post. Current issue and archives from 1993. Pay for full stories.


Newspapers - Europe:
The Guardian - Current issue and links to The Observer and Guardian Weekly.

The Irish Times - Current issue and archives from 1998.

Le Monde (Paris) - Site in French language.

The Times (London) - Current issue and archives from 1995.


Newspapers - USA:
New York Times - Current issue and free archives for previous week.

Washington Post - Current issue and archives from 1977. Register to see full archives.


Radio and Television:
BBC Online - Portal from radio and television services.

CNN - US news service.

NZoom - Daily news stories from Television New Zealand.



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