Sales news good for some papers

New circulation figures issued by the Audit Bureau of Circulations yesterday show several New Zealand newspapers enjoyed a boost in sales in the year ending in March.

The Sunday Star-Times saw sales increase by 4.9 per cent, while Sunday News sales increased by 2.8 per cent.

Metropolitan dailies the New Zealand Herald and the Dominion also enjoyed slight gains. However, the Press, the Otago Daily Times and the Waikato Times all lost sales. The National Business Review boosted sales by 1.9 per cent, while the Independent fell by 7 per cent.