New Zealand Newspapers

James Edward Fitgerald - founder of
The Lyttelton Times and later,
founder of The Press

ROCKHAPPENZ Public Collection

New Zealand Newspapers   —  originally The Lyttelton Times .....

The Lyttelton Times began as a non-party paper but by the 1860’s was distinctly liberal in flavour and remained so throughout its history.  It achieved an enduring reputation in the newspaper world.  Its demise on 29 June 1935 was the result of one of the most notable struggles in newspaper history.  At this time Christchurch had two morning and two evening newspapers, but the competition proved fatal: one morning paper, The Press, and one evening paper, the Star-Sun, remained.  At the time of its cessation The Lyttelton Times was the oldest surviving newspaper in New Zealand.  Its publisher, The Lyttelton Times Company was renamed New Zealand Newspapers Ltd.