NWZ - News Site

Project 2013-02-04 00:07:49 +1300

Before we start, have you watched our video?



Cool, now go and read the latest posts in the updates tab, Kiran has put up an FAQ that clarifies why our budget is (relatively) small, and how we're going to maintain editorial independence.

NWZ.co.nz is a new, independent, full-fledged news site, covering a wide range of topics for a New Zealand audience. As well as covering important issues such as LGBT rights, the environment and income inequality, we'll also be writing about technology, music, film, theatre, politics and art.





We're a small team, comprised of students and recent graduates, contributing articles on subjects that we're knowledgeable and passionate about. We have enough talented writers to ensure that fresh content is delivered throughout the day, every day.

As well as articles written by NWZ contributors, we're also building relationships with several international news organisations and niche sites, who have agreed to let us syndicate (re-post) their articles, so that the site will always be updated and current.





We won't just be writing, we'll also be producing original video and audio content, such as reviews and podcasts – in the same vein as YouTube channels such as Sourcefed and The Young Turks . We have two awesome presenters, Josh and Niamh , who are ready to present NWZ's Video blog, if funding is succesful.





Pay our web developers (who cannot volunteer part-time, like the rest of our team) Pay web hosting fees for our first year of operation

Rent and buy video and sound equipment

Demonstrate to government funding bodies that there is a real demand for this kind of site, increasing our chance of winning their support

Cover other administrative costs (trademark applications, domain renewals etc.).

Work on the site is well underway, but for NWZ to compete with corporate giants such as Fairfax APN and Yahoo , we need our site to be built to an exceedingly high standard. We need a bare minimum of $4000 in order to:





Our long-term plan is for NWZ to become self-sufficient financially, through selling advertising space – but to get the site off of the ground we need your help to raise these funds. Check out the range of rewards we've come up with, in the column on the right. Thanks for reading!



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