18 Feb 2025

Saving community newspapers of the past

From Afternoons, 1:12 pm on 18 February 2025

The Preserving Local History and Educational Trust is calling for the public to assist in their mission to preserve old newspapers. 

Chairman of the trust Andy Fenton says New Zealand had one of the highest per capita numbers of newspapers in the world during the 19th century. 

Andy talks to Jesse about their project 

 

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