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<em>Waikato Times</em> masthead

The Waikato Times is one of the longest-running newspapers in New Zealand, dating back to 1872. Reporting and commenting on regional as well as national events, it has played an important role in shaping local opinion.

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Reference: Waikato Times, 29 December 1883, p. 1

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato region – Politics and social change, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/27159/waikato-times-masthead (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 1 July 2015.