The Christchurch Star Company

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 Stars predecessor, The Lyttelton Times, was Christchurchs 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 countrys most experienced media management teams, the group is privately . Our flagship is The Star. The countrys 3rd largest newspaper by circulation (and the largest in the South Island) and the countrys 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...