# The Mercury Bay Informer

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New Zealand newspaper

The Mercury Bay Informer Format Tabloid Owner(s) Pauline and Stan Stewart Founded 2003 Language English Headquarters 14 Monk St Whitianga, New Zealand Circulation 6,500–8,000 Website www.theinformer.co.nz//

***The Mercury Bay Informer*** is a newspaper in [Whitianga](/source/Whitianga), New Zealand. Established in 2003 by Denise Gunson, it was purchased in 2006 by Gerry Church and Linda Cholmondeley-Smith.In January 2013, it was bought by Stephan and Petra Bosman. Pauline and Stan Stewart bought The Informer in May 2022.

The paper was initially a black and white, A4 sized publication. It started being printed in colour in October 2012.

Published weekly on a Tuesday, it has a print run varying between 6,500 and 8000 copies (with more being printed in the busy summer season) throughout the [Coromandel Peninsula](/source/Coromandel_Peninsula). The paper varies between 28 and 44 pages. A winter and a summer magazine are also published.

The Informer covers news, events and people from the [Whangapoua](/source/Whangapoua) settlement in the north, down the east coast to [Tairua](/source/Tairua). It reports on all areas of local history, culture, arts, sports and often profiles notable figures in the community. It also contains a weekly fishing report, provided by the Mercury Bay Game Fishing Club and a report by the [Mercury Bay](/source/Mercury_Bay) local police.

The paper has a website which is updated as and when news happens. An online version of the paper is also published.

In August 2015, The Mercury Bay informer sold the town of [Whitianga](/source/Whitianga) on [Trade Me](/source/Trade_Me) for $32 to draw attention to the fact that people who live there were unable to list it as home when buying and selling on the site.[1] A campaign in the paper, and an open letter from the paper's owner prompted the online auction company to rectify the situation, demonstrating the influence a local paper can have when speaking on behalf of its readers.

## See also

- [Whitianga](/source/Whitianga)

- [Mercury Bay](/source/Mercury_Bay)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-The_paper_that_sold_its_own_town_to_prove_it_exists_1-0)** Mediawatch (30 August 2015). ["The paper that sold its own town to prove it exists"](http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/201768406/the-paper-that-sold-its-own-town-to-prove-it-exists). *RadioNZ*.

## External links

- [The Mercury Bay Informer](http://www.theinformer.co.nz/)

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