APN Regional Newspapers

The Christchurch Star

The Star newspaper has been a vital part of Christchurch for nearly 140 years. The Star is strongly established as “the voice of our city” and has become a must-read for city residents to be informed about the great place we live in – Christchurch.

    Quick Facts

  • The Star Midweek Readership: 137,000
  • The Star Weekend Readership: 127,000
  • Weekly readership: 155,000
  • Published: Midweek (Wednesday) and Weekend (Friday)
  • Format: Broadsheet 55cm x 10 (37.2cm) col

Reader Profile

  • Tend towards the mid to older age group.
  • 53% are female, 47% male.
  • Have high household income, with 24% earning $40,000 – $80,000 and 28% earning $80K+.
  • 64% are in paid employment.

Sections

The Star Midweek:
  • Our Christchurch – Council info page
  • Bits and Pieces – includes crossword, sudoku, odd spots
  • Stars of Tomorrow – sport
  • Arts column
  • Bulletin board – community notices
  • Taste – food page
  • The Look – women’s page
  • TV, music 
  • Our great place, our great people
The Star Weekend:
  • Bit and Pieces
  • Helen Brown’s columns
  • A Word With – general news
  • A Word With -sport
  • Who was that person – obit
  • Looking Back – photo page
  • Gardening
  • Motor reviews
  • TV
  • Movies and games reviews

The Star also publishes

The Star also publishes six free community new titles, these weekly tabloid newspapers serve Christchurch and the surrounding rural communities with a combined circulation of more than 136,000 homes:

  • Pegasus Post
  • Observer
  • Western News
  • News Advertiser
  • Selwyn Times
  • Shoreview
  • North Canterbury News

The monthly Lifestyles magazine and Home Living are also part of The Star’s family of newspapers. They are printed on high-quality 70 gram paper and are delivered to 20,000 Christchurch homes.

    Source: Nielsen Consumer and Media Insights. Jul 2010 - Sep 2011. Based on All People 15+ in the Christchurch Star circulation area.

Standard Ad Sizes and Premium Positions

Premium Positions

 
10×3 or 20×2 Display Columns
Front Page Solus
 

Standard Ad Sizes

   
Quarter Page: 28×5 Display Columns   Half Page Horizontal: 28×10 Display Columns  
   
Half Page Vertical: 55×5
Display Columns
  Full Page: 55×10 Display Columns  
   
40×7 Display Columns   40×10 Display Columns  
   
14×10 Display Columns   AdNote: 7×2 Display Columns  
 
Lug: 4×2 Display Columns  
 

 

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