2025 Rate Card AGENCY
The Weekend Sun is the largest circulating locally produced newspaper in the region, giving you the best coverage throughout the Western Bay of Plenty.
WAIHĪ BEACH Athenree
KATIKATI Ōmokoroa Te Puna Bethlehem
TAURANGA
With an average of 61,000 Readers 15+
Mt Maunganui
Kaimai
Nielsen CMI (Q2 23-Q1 24)
Pāpāmoa
Ohauiti
Tauriko
Welcome Bay Pyes Pa
Oropi
TE PUKE Otamarakau
The Weekend Sun is more than just a local newspaper – it is one of the Bay of Plenty’s favourite brands, providing a unique insight into life across the region and bringing together communities from Waihī Beach to Otamarakau. Our much-loved weekly title covers all the bases, from hard-hitting exclusives, grassroots community news, political opinion from the region’s MPs, to the names and faces making all the right noises in local events, business, sport and our thriving arts scene. Our knowledgeable and diverse readership is our greatest strength. The Weekend Sun offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to a wide-ranging audience in one of the fastest-growing parts of New Zealand every Friday.
Front Page Lug 4cm W x 4cm H
$470+gst
View our publications at https://issuu.com/sunmedia
20x3 Advertising Options
18x3
All prices are inclusive of Colour.
15x4
20cm H x 11.1cm W
$1,050+gst
18cm H x 11.1cm W
1/2pg (18x7) 18cm H x 26.5cm W
$2,080+gst
$970+gst
15cm H x 15cm W
$1,050+gst
Full pg (36x7) 36cm H x 26.5cm W
$3,950+gst
Non-standard advert sizes: $18.00 per column/cm Priority pages: 20% loading fee applies (first 15 pages)
BOOKING DEADLINE
COLUMN WIDTHS
12 noon Monday prior to publication.
2 column: 7.3cm 3 column: 11.1cm 4 column: 15cm 5 column: 18.8cm 7 column: 26.5cm
Material Deadline 5pm Tuesday prior or Supplied Print Material is 12 noon Wednesday prior. (Deadline one day earlier for public holidays on Friday of publication.)
NB: All prices are per insertion, plus GST and agency commission bearing. Contract Rates are available. Rates effective from 1 January 2025.