Years of co-operation ‘fantastic’

Allied Press chairman Sir Julian Smith and newly elected News Publishers’ Association (NPA) chairwoman Sinead Boucher (foreground) pause during a tour of the Allied Press buildings in Dunedin yesterday, part of the NPA’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

Accompanying them are (rear, from left) Joanna Norris (Stuff), Bruce Bell (Ashburton Guardian), Laura Maxwell (Stuff), Grant McKenzie (Allied Press chief executive), Aaron Buist (Beacon Media Group), Michael Muir (Gisborne Herald), Brook Cameron (NPA), Michael Boggs (NZME), Allison Whitney (NZME) and Carolyn Luey (NZME).

Mr McKenzie said it was "fantastic" that news outlets had been co-operating for 125 years.

Stuff owner Sinead Boucher said NPA members discussed how they could advocate on behalf of the news industry and ensure a good regulatory framework.

"It’s about having a robust media system that is holding people and society to account," she said.