Saving the Pahiatua press and its rich history

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 26 June 2024

Today we go back to the romantic days of printing presses, once churning out daily newspapers across the country.

Replaced by new technology, they remain a unique part of New Zealand heritage.

In Pahīatua the race is on to save a 100-year-old printing press with a rich history.

Editor of Whanganui Midweek, Steve Carle, is leading the charge, he speaks to Mark.

1926 New Type Cossar Press in the Bush Telegraph office, Pahiatua.

1926 New Type Cossar Press in the Bush Telegraph office, Pahiatua. Photo: Supplied/Amie Hickland