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| Type | DailyNewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Ceased publication | 1991[2] |
| Headquarters | Auckland,New Zealand |
TheAuckland Star was an eveningdaily newspaper published inAuckland,New Zealand, from 24 March 1870 to 16 August 1991.[3][4] Survived by its Sunday edition, theSunday Star, part of its name endures inThe Sunday Star-Times, created in the 1994 merger of theDominion Sunday Times and theSunday Star.[5]
Originally published as theEvening Star from 24 March 1870 to 7 March 1879,[6] the paper continued as theAuckland Evening Star between 8 March 1879 and 12 April 1887,[6] and from then on as theAuckland Star.[3]
One of the paper's notable investigative journalists wasPat Booth, who was responsible for notable coverage of theCrewe murders and the eventual exoneration ofArthur Allan Thomas. Booth and the paper extensively reported on theMr Asia case.[7]
In 1987, the owners of theStar launched a morning newspaper to more directly compete withThe New Zealand Herald. TheAuckland Sun was affected by the1987 stock market crash and folded a year later.[8]
Peter Bromhead was theeditorial cartoonist from 1973 to 1989,[9] andGuy Body also created editorial cartoons.[10]
When the newspaper ran editorials in 1991 opposing the work of a gay youth group (Auckland Lesbian and Gay Youth), the paper in turn became subject to strong protests from gay activists. After failing to convince the paper's editor, Frank Haden, to retract his editorials, the activists started a campaign that included discouraging advertisers from booking ads in the paper – a strategy which the activists credit with causing the paper to fold later in the year.[11][12]