Dates AvailableJanuary 1967 to September 1970; October 1972 to April 1974; January 1988 - May 1991Notice
Forthcoming: June 1991-2000.
The Kapi-Mana News was first published on 9 November 1949, by Paremata resident Gladstone Hill, It was named for the area between Kapiti and Mana islands, as well as covering what was happening in Porirua, and reporting on news, events and issues in neighbouring Tawa as well. Initially in private ownership, the weekly publication was acquired by Fairfax Media.
Its content covered Council, sport, happenings in the schools, hot local issues and everything in between, winning best community newspaper at the Canon Media Awards in 2013 and 2016 plus being a finalist in 2014 and 2015.
Copyright StatusStuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Kapi-Mana News. For material published fewer than 95 years ago, the following statement applies: You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Copyright owner. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Trust’s Copyright guide.AcknowledgementsDigitised in a partnership between The Preserving Local History & Educational Trust and Porirua City Libraries.Location[1] WellingtonPublisherStuff Limited
