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] 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]