Subscription Services

Get the Northern Advocate home delivered

Subscribe to The Northern Advocate and save up to 38%

Subscribe to a 6-day Northern Advocate package for as little as $5.83 a week and you'll never miss an issue. With local reporting, latest news updates from New Zealand and around the world, respected business analysis, great sports stories and entertainment - it's your essential daily reading conveniently delivered right to your home.

Newspaper Rates

SPECIAL OFFER! Add the Herald on Sunday to your Northern Advocate subscription and receive a 7 day newspaper delivery to your home.

*Note the actual invoice amounts change according to how many print days there are in the calendar month periods that we are invoicing

Subscribers enjoy special privileges

• Save up to 38% on the cover price with a 6-day subscription.
• The convenience of free home delivery.
• The flexibility to suspend your subscription whenever you are away
• Replacement delivery for late, wet or damaged papers (conditions apply)
• Subscribers can take advantage of exclusive subscriber promotions.
• Plus all subscribers automatically become members of our 'Subscribers Club' and can win weekly prizes. See page 2 of The Northern Advocate on Wednesday and Saturday for more information.

FAQ'S

Holiday (temporary) stops
If you wish to temporarily suspend your home deliveries, please phone the Customer Contact Centre on 09 470 2813. You will receive a credit / extension for the days you don't have The Northern Advocate delivered.

Donate your holiday (temporary) stops to NiE
Donate your holiday newspapers to our Newspapers in Education (NiE) programme and support your local schools! Every newspaper you donate to the NiE programme, the Northern Advocate will match this contribution with another newspaper. There is no extra charge for this community service.

Undelivered, damaged or wet papers
If your newspaper is damaged, wet or has not been delivered by 5.00pm, give the Customer Contact Centre a call on 09 470 2813 / 0800 652 399 (press1, 4, 3) before 6.00pm, and we will re-deliver your paper or give you a credit / extension on your account. If damaged or wet papers are an ongoing problem please let us know. Note: redeliveries are not available to our rural subscribers

Moving house
Inform us of your change of address and we will arrange for your Northern Advocate subscription to move with you. Allow two working days for processing.

Gift Subscriptions
A newspaper gift subscription is a great present. You can gift a subscription to start on a date you choose and we will provide you with a gift voucher to present to the recipient.

Back Copies
We keep a limited number of editions from the last 12 months, so if you need to get hold a back issue just give our Customer Contact Centre a call on 09 470 2813.

SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS MADE EASY

Account payments can be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS, Mastercard, Visa, at our local branch or posted to the address on your invoice.

Automated Credit Card Payment
We can charge your credit card automatically each time your subscription falls due. Your credit card details are immediately encrypted for your protection. Setting up payments is an easy as picking up the phone.

Direct Credit
Set up an easy online payment. Our details are: National Bank Account Number 06-0287-0590510-12. Include your Northern Advocate subscription account number in the reference field.

Direct Debit
Take all the hassle out of account payments by setting up a regular payment system through direct debit. It's easy and cost effective. Give our Customer Contact Centre a call on 09 470 2813 to request a form.

GETTING IN TOUCH

It's easy to contact the Northern Advocate with your home delivery queries by phone, fax, email or mail.

If you wish to discuss home delivery options, the Customer Contact Centre is open 6.30am - 6.30pm Monday to Saturday.

Northern Advocate Subscriptions

Phone:09 470 2813 / 0800 652 399 6.30am - 6.30pm Monday to Saturday.
Fax:09 470 2869
Email:subscriptions.rcc@apn.co.nz
Mail:Private Bag 12028, Tauranga Mail Centre, Tauranga 3143
Office:88 Robert Street, Whangarei 0110

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By agreeing to have The Northern Advocate delivered to you, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

Subscriptions to The Northern Advocate continue until such time as you notify us to cease delivery, and you will be charged for all newspapers delivered up to the notification.  Invoices will be sent at regular intervals as determined by your billing cycle.

The publishers of The Northern Advocate, APN New Zealand Ltd (APNNZ) collect and hold personal
information of all subscribers provided with each application at 108 Durham Street, Tauranga.  The personal information about you will be used for administration purposes such as billing and delivery, and to contact you from time to time with information about other APN products and services including contact from other companies within the APN News & Media Limited group of companies.

Under the Privacy Act 1993 subscribers have rights of access to and correction of their personal information held by APN New Zealand Ltd by contacting Customer Contact Centre on 09 470 2813 / 0800 652 399 (press 1, 4, 1).

You agree to pay your account by the due date shown on your invoice/statement. If you dispute any content of your invoice/statement you will need to inform us within 21 days of the date of the invoice/statement. The undisputed part of the account is still payable. If you do not pay your account by the due date you may be liable for all costs of recovery and collection fees and we may refer your account to a third party collection agency.

You may be invoiced for days that The Northern Advocate are not published (eg Good Friday and / or Christmas Day). You'll receive a credit for these on your next invoice.

We reserve the right to amend our prices or withdraw offers at any time. For in advance customers, price changes will take effect on renewal.

APN New Zealand Ltd reserves the right to update these terms and conditions from time to time.