thehobson.co.nz


The Hobson is published by a small, lean team and a network of freelancers. Journalism and covering local news is important to us and we would like to bring on a junior reporter to help cover more community news and events. Your support will make a big difference to our being able to cover local news in more depth, as it would allow our senior news writer to focus on the bigger issues.

Kirsty Cameron
Editor and Publisher​


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​We recommend reading the sections below for more information about The Hobson's funding campaign.

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