Kerry Smith's Contact Details

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Serving the people of Christchurch for 163 years The Christchurch Star Company is a local family owned business, tracing its heritage dates back to the founding of our city. The Star's predecessor, The Lyttelton Times, was Christchurch's first newspaper published on 11 January 1851 – just 26 days after the printing presses arrived on board the Charlotte Jane. The Star itself started as an evening edition of The Lyttelton Times on 14 May 1868, and has been continuously published through to the present day. Today we are a diversified media company with a team of nearly 100 based locally in Christchurch and one of the country's most experienced media management teams, the group is privately . Our flagship is The Star. The country's 3rd largest newspaper by circulation (and the largest in the South Island) and the country's only free metropolitan newspaper, The Star is published twice per week on Wednesday and Friday, in print, online and now via our free mobile app. The company also publishes six community newspapers; several lifestyle and trading magazines; and award-winning feature publications. Our growing online presence includes digital editions of all our newspapers, websites and New Zealand's largest media facebook community. The company also organises two of the city's most iconic annual events, The Star City 2 Surf and The Star Home and Leisure Show. The Christchurch Star Company is passionate about supporting its local communities and is proud to be actively involved with or a sponsor of numerous local events and community groups. Our new company identity celebrates our paper's role in the history of our city and our commitment to remain part of its vibrant and exciting future. Embracing the original Latin motif ‘Fiat Lux' meaning "Let There Be Light" from the 1868 masthead. we promise to continue to shine a light on the stories of our city and to serve its people and communities across all our media.