The King Country News office in King Street has closed. Good Local Media publisher David Mackenzie said traffic in the office had fallen to virtually nothing as customers use quicker ways to make contact – such as via emails and mobile phones. The change would not result in any staff changes, he said.
Copies of King Country News can be picked up outside the office in King Street or Queen Street Dairy, Patel Mini Mart, New World, Z Te Kūiti, SuperValue, BP2GO.
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