[2][3][4] The paper was founded in 1885 as the Hot Lakes Chronicle, and received a major scoop when it covered the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886.
[7] The Whakatane News is delivered free every Thursday to all homes in the greater Eastern Bay of Plenty region.
[9] Thermal Air is a weekly tourist guide to the region's attractions.
It is delivered to information sites across New Zealand as well as all accommodation in Rotorua and its surrounds.
[11] The Te Awamutu Courier is a biweekly community newspaper published on Tuesdays and Thursdays.