Legacy mainstream media company Stuff is shutting down around 15 community newspapers—including long-standing Auckland titles under the Auckland Community Newspapers umbrella—and transitioning the Marlborough Express to digital-only, with nearly 15 job losses expected.
Among the closed titles are the Cambridge Edition, Nelson Tasman Leader, and Hutt News. Stuff downplayed the scale of the closures on its website, referring only to “several” papers, despite the widespread impact on regional coverage.
At the same time, a bitter pay and conditions dispute has erupted between Stuff and the E tū union, which represents more than 140 journalists.
According to a report in legacy media (paywalled), tensions have escalated over proposed cuts to health insurance and Stuff’s refusal to reunite two separated collective contracts—one for Stuff Digital and one for Stuff Masthead Publishing.
Union delegates accuse Stuff of using divide-and-conquer tactics and breaching good-faith bargaining by withholding a pay offer.
The unrest comes as Stuff finalises a commercial partnership with Trade Me, a deal believed to benefit owner Sinead Boucher significantly, and raises questions about whether Stuff’s staff trust—meant to give employees a stake in the company—will deliver the promised benefits.
No loss there.
Just close the whole crap organisation down and good riddance
They deserve oblivion. Their behavior during COVID was disgusting. The owner…best nothing more be said!
Stuff screwing over their own workers, just like they screw over the country with their fake news! W**kers!!
Stuff are irrelevant. And getting worse. Much better use of time to browse so many far better news sites everywhere.
It’s their own fault who cares.
Stuff lied to the whole country, this is their own fault they should go out of businees today and the owner and journaliats that lied should be held accountable….for their crimes.
Oh dear.
Go woke go broke.
Get Stuffed.
Stuff have caused so much harm to companion animals and people, they will pay the price in time to come and it will deliver great satisfaction.
It’s almost as though nobody is interested in reading depraved woke/communist propaganda anymore.
Oh well, that’s progress for you.
I use the Hutt News to clean the windows, and poo grounds for the birds. It will not be missed
Hopefully the end of corrupt corporate media
STUFF is and always will be a bought and paid for government propaganda rag. Its complete shutdown would be the best outcome for everyone in NZ.