Membership
Our purpose
Our primary purpose is to support trust in media and freedom of expression by upholding high standards of journalism. We are a self-regulatory not for profit organisation, funded by the professional media industry who opt-in to adhere to Media Council standards and the standards audiences expect. An appropriate level of funding is required to carry out our functions to a high standard.
Funding
Self-regulation encourages the industry to take responsibility to ensure professional ethical journalism. The Media Council works to ensure the industry is upholding high standards of journalism, responding to public complaints as a free service, maintaining public trust and confidence in media, supporting freedom of expression and ensuring standards remain relevant as media evolves.
The following organisations and publications have agreed to abide by the Media Council Principles.
Founding Members
- News Publishers' Association
- E tū
Full and Associate Members
- 1News
- 3News
- AgTrader
- Amazon Prime
- Ashburton Guardian
- Awaaz
- Bay Harbour News
- Bay of Plenty Times
- Big Hairy News
- Boating NZ
- Business Media Network
- BusinessDesk
- Canta Magazine
- Canvas Magazine
- Carbon News
- Central Rural Life
- Christchurch Star
- Clutha Leader
- Coast
- Coast & Country News
- Craccum
- Critic Te Ārohi
- Cromwell Bulletin
- Debate Magazine
- Design & Build
- Driven Car Guide
- Dunedin Star
- Eastern Times
- Evening Report
- Feilding-Rangitīkei Herald
- FLAVA
- Focus on Manawatū
- Geraldine News
- Go Global
- Gold
- Hauraki Coromandel Post
- Hawke's Bay Today
- Hawke's Bay Weekend
- Herald on Sunday
- Hokitika Guardian
- Hokonui
- Home Voice
- House of Wellness
- Howick & Pakuranga Times
- Interest.co.nz
- Kaikoura Star
- Katikati News Stack
- Kiwiblog
- Law News
- Manawatu Standard
- Media Solutions
- Mountain Scene
- Namaskar Gujarat
- National Business Review
- Neighbourly.co.nz
- Nelson Mail
- Netflix
- New Farm Dairies
- New Zealand Doctor
- Newsroom NZ
- Newstalk ZB
- North Canterbury News
- Northland Age
- Nor'West News Christchurch
- NZ Education Gazette
- NZ Farmer
- NZ Gardener
- NZ House & Garden
- NZ Listener
- NZ Messengers
- NZ News Nepal
- OneRoof
- Opotiki News
- Otago Daily Times
- Pacific Media Network
- Pegasus Post
- Pharmacy Today
- Politik Today
- Radio Coromandel
- Radio Hauraki
- Radio New Zealand
- Radio Wanaka
- Reset
- Rotorua Daily Post
- Rural Guardian
- Rural Living
- Salient Magazine
- Scoop
- Select Committee News
- Selwyn Times
- Settling In
- Skykiwi
- Southern Rural Life
- Southern View
- Southland Express
- SriLankaNZ
- Stuff.co.nz
- Sunday
- Sunday Star-Times
- Taranaki Daily News
- Taupo News
- Te Puke News Stack
- Massive Magazine
- Tertiary Insight
- The Alternative Commentary Collective
- The Ashburton Courier
- The Blenheim Sun
- The Country
- The Courier Timaru
- The Ensign
- The Gisborne Herald
- The Greymouth Evening Star
- The HITS
- The Indian News
- The Kākā
- The Local
- The NZ Herald
- The New Zealand Reporter
- The News Central Otago
- The Ngamotu Advocate
- The Northern Advocate
- The Oamaru Mail
- The Pacific Post
- The Post
- The Post Weekend
- The Press
- The Southland Times
- The Spinoff
- The Timaru Herald
- The Weekend Press
- The Weekend Sun
- Thought Crimes
- Times Online
- Tpplus
- Travel - NZ Herald
- Travel - Stuff
- Tuia News
- TV Guide
- Viva
- Waikato Herald
- Waikato Local
- Waikato Times
- Wairarapa Midweek
- Wairarapa Times-Age
- Wanaka App
- Wanaka Sun
- Weekend Express
- Weekend Herald
- West Coast Messenger
- West Coast Rural Life
- Western News
- Westport News
- Whakaata Māori
- Whakatane Beacon
- Whanganui Chronicle
- Sunlive.co.nz
- Your Weekend
- ZM