The ''Sunday Star-Times'' is a New Zealand newspaper published each weekend in

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. It covers both national and international news, and is a member of the

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and Newspaper Publishers Association of New Zealand. It is owned by media business Stuff Ltd, formerly the New Zealand branch of

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n media company

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. In 2019, the newspaper won the title of New Zealand Newspaper of the Year.

History

The ''Sunday Star-Times'' was first published in March 1994 after the merger of '' The Dominion Sunday Times'' and ''The Sunday

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''. The ''Dominion Sunday Times'' started in 1965 and was renamed to ''Sunday Times'' (1976–1981), ''New Zealand Times'' (1981–1986), New Zealand Sunday Times (1986–1987), then reverted to its original (1987–1992), before it was known as the ''Sunday Times'' (1992–1994). Jenny Wheeler was the editor for six and a half years. The paper was edited by Cate Brett from 2003 until 2008 when she took up a post at the

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. She was replaced by Australian Mitchell Murphy who, in 2010, was promoted to the role of publisher for Fairfax Sundays and in 2012 to executive director of publishing. In May 2010 David Kemeys was appointed editor, reporting directly to Murphy. Jonathan Milne was editor of the Sunday Star Times from 2014 to June 2019. The paper has a focus on providing an entertaining Sunday read with a mixture of news, features and celebrity gossip. Regular contributors for the ''Sunday Star-Times'' include Rosemary McLeod,

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, and Finlay MacDonald.

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was a regular columnist for the Sunday magazine part of the newspaper, but was sacked in early 2011 for exchanging abusive emails with a Gisborne police prosecutor named Claire Stewart. On 21 October 2018, the paper changed format from

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to tabloid, following Stuff's conversion of their 9 daily papers in April that year.

Māori Party claims

In 2004 the paper published a front-page story claiming that the

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was spying on members of the newly formed

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. The article was co-authored by

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. A government inquiry led by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security later rejected these claims in April 2005, and the paper had to publish a front page apology to its readers when a government investigation found the claims to be unsubstantiated.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sunday Star-Times Newspapers published in New Zealand Mass media in Auckland Sunday newspapers Newspapers established in 1994 1994 establishments in New Zealand

History

Māori Party claims

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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