Editorial: Ready to welcome new look Daily Post

There is always an element of poignancy when something that is part of your routine goes through a significant change.

That is most certainly the case for us at the Rotorua Daily Post as we spent the day yesterday putting together what will be the last broadsheet edition of the weekday paper. What you are reading today is the last time the Post will be produced in this broadsheet format from Monday to Friday. On Monday we launch our new-look compact format newspaper.

The transition has been some time in the organising and preparation. It is not something we undertake lightly; rather it is done to ensure this paper has a dynamic future as the leading source of news and information servicing the Rotorua area.

The proud record established during the past 128 years this newspaper has been around is testament to the hard work of those who have served the paper in the past and our aim in embarking on this new path is to ensure your paper remains a vibrant, vital part of your day.

To date, the Rotorua Daily Post has a remarkable record of serving its community - and won plenty of awards along the way. We want to continue that strong history.

Yesterday was both a time of sadness for the end of a much-loved product and a time of excitement as we refined plans to launch our new look.

On Monday we will bring you a special supplement that details the history of the Rotorua Daily Post - from its early beginnings as the Hot Lakes Chronicle and Wonderland Gazette in 1885 to when it became the Rotorua Morning Post in the 1930s, the Rotorua Post in 1947 and The Daily Post in 1960.

The supplement, titled Through the Years, will highlight how we have covered the news in Rotorua over the decades, detailing the coverage of many of the city's highlights and lowlights - including Sir Howard Morrison's life and death, the Bore Wars, the Rotorua Marathon, Lakeside concerts and Anzac Day ceremonies.

We are sure our readers will find this an enjoyable trip down memory lane and will be a keepsake for years to come detailing news in our city.

So with all these changes, what can you expect come Monday? Well, more of the same, only packaged a bit differently and with some additional features and improvements to the content.

What do you think?

Email editor@dailypost.co.nz, text DP then your message to 021 241 4568, or write to editor, PO Box 1442, Rotorua.