Cook Strait News was a free community newspaper in Wellington, New Zealand, which covered the Eastern and Southern suburbs of the city. It was published between 5 April 1994 and 13 June 2006.[1]

According to a 2012 ABC audit, Cook Strait News printed 25,456 copies weekly.[2][better source needed] The deadline for the newspaper was on Friday afternoons with it being delivered throughout the area on Mondays.

It was part of Wellington Suburban Newspapers which is owned by Blenheim-based published Les Whiteside and his wife Katrina. Wellington Suburban Newspapers also publish the Independent Herald and the Wainuiomata News.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Cook Strait news". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Cook Strait News" (PDF). Wellington High School. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Notice Seeking Authorisation or Clearance of a Business Acquisition Pursuant to S 67(1) of the Commerce Act 1986" (PDF). Commerce Commission. 27 May 2016. p. 104. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Les goes shopping across strait". Stuff. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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