Stuff Group saves Newshub archive; preserves over 200k pieces of content

Over 200,000 pieces of Newshub content have been preserved by Stuff Group, following a migration process that took months to complete.

When the plan to close down Newshub and its website newshub.co.nz was announced earlier this year, Stuff agreed with Warner Bros Discovery to migrate all available Newshub-owned content to its site to preserve the archive, allowing instant public access to the searchable content.

That process is now complete, with more than 175,000 articles, 36,000 videos and 4400 photos dating back to 2014 saved, says Stuff Owner and Publisher Sinead Boucher.

“This wasn’t an easy process and there was not-insignificant time and cost involved but we knew this was the right thing to do, not only to honour the amazing journalism of those who worked for various Three newsrooms over the years, but as much of this content might otherwise have been lost,” she says.

“We are pleased we could complete this preservation of the archive so that audiences can continue to enjoy the brilliant original content from newshub.co.nz on stuff.co.nz, the country’s largest news website and a champion of the gutsy, independent journalism Newshub was known for.”

Juliet Peterson, WBD’s VP Head of Networks ANZ says that some of this content existed solely on the Newshub website, and the prospect of losing it was a challenge the company was determined to overcome.

“While Newshub.co.nz had stories that featured on Newshub Live at 6, 8pm and Midday, it also had original photographs and written articles that were created specifically for the site, and don’t exist anywhere else. We are delighted that this content will live on, and in such a visible location as the country’s largest news website no less. Hundreds of very talented people worked hard to create this content, and it is a credit to them and the quality of their work that Stuff has worked so hard to preserve it on their site.

“Our partnership with Stuff is just that – a true partnership – and the migration of this content to the Newshub website is evidence of that. We are incredibly grateful to Sinead and the team for the effort and expense that has gone into this project.”

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