Western Leader

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Western Leader was a local newspaper in Auckland, New Zealand. It was owned by the media business Stuff Ltd.[1] It ceased operations on 31 July 2025.[2]

History

It was launched in 1963[3] and was published three times a week. The newspaper operated from the John Henry Centre on Pioneer Street in Henderson, and had a circulation of 77,950 in 2013, an increase of 11,000 over 2010.[4]

In 2019, reporter Torika Tokalau won the Community Journalist of the Year Award at the 2019 Voyager Media Awards.[5]

In early July 2025, Stuff confirmed that it would close down the Western Leader and 14 other North Island community newspapers by 31 July.[2]

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