The first issue of the Te Awamutu Courier was published on 17 April 1936. Previously known as the Waipa Post, the title was changed to mark the newspaper’s 25th anniversary. An editorial in the first issue of the Courier said that the reason for the change was the increased use of Te Awamutu as the name for the local area, rather than Waipa.

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Latest additions to Newspapers (January 2024):

• Dominion (1935-1945)
• Southland Times (1937-1945)