Latest News About The Blenheim Sun Newspaper

Here’s the latest I can share based on recent public reporting:

• The Blenheim Sun was acquired by Allied Press (an Otago/ Dunedin-based publisher) in early 2024, with the first edition under new ownership published in February 2024. This marked Allied Press as the owner of Marlborough’s weekly paper. [source: Otago Daily Times coverage of Allied Press buying The Blenheim Sun][1]
• The sale was previously reported as having occurred from Les and Katrina Whiteside to Allied Press, positioning the Blenheim Sun within a regional portfolio rather than as a locally-sole operation. [sources: Marlborough App reporting the sale and ongoing ownership context][2]
• The Blenheim Sun continues to position itself as Marlborough’s locally focused weekly newspaper, distributing free to households and maintaining a local editorial team. [The Blenheim Sun site; Allied Press publication page][3][6]

If you’d like, I can compile a brief timeline of ownership and key changes, or pull recent local notices and stockist information from Marlborough councils and the Blenheim Sun site to confirm current distribution points. Would you like me to do that?

Citations:

• Allied Press buys Blenheim Sun newspaper[1]
• Sun sells to out of region buyer[2]
• The Blenheim Sun (About/Publisher)[3]
• The Blenheim Sun publication page (Allied Press)[6]