Newspaper articles
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage# if paginated OR nothing. URL accessible to all readers OR nothing
Northcott, M. (2019, October 16). Christchurch history more accessible on a postcard. The Press, 18.
Pickering, M. (1995, October 2). Lonely vigil from the Butler period. The Press, 13. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1995/10/02/13
- Parenthetical citations: (Northcott, 2019; Pickering, 1995)
- Narrative citations: Northcott (2019) and Pickering (1995)
- URLs: Omit the URL for a website inaccessible to all readers, for example from a library database such as Factiva or PressReader.
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage# if paginated OR nothing. URL accessible to all readers OR nothing
Northcott, M. (2019, October 16). Christchurch history more accessible on a postcard. The Press, 18.
Pickering, M. (1995, October 2). Lonely vigil from the Butler period. The Press, 13. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1995/10/02/13
- Parenthetical citations: (Northcott, 2019; Pickering, 1995)
- Narrative citations: Northcott (2019) and Pickering (1995)
- URLs: Omit the URL for a website inaccessible to all readers, for example from a library database such as Factiva or PressReader.
With a newspaper title
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage# if paginated OR nothing. URL
Ravlich, H. (2026, September 12). Birdwatching surge: Young New Zealanders take up hobby. The New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/young-new-zealanders-are-taking-up-birdwatching-as-the-hobby-surges/JDSXXNGFENAYTDXII762Z6KAH4/
- Parenthetical citation: (Ravlich, 2026)
- Narrative citation: Ravlich (2026)
Without a newspaper title
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Website Name. URL
Northcott, M. (2019, October 16). Christchurch history uncovered in cafe postcards. Stuff. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/116585854/christchurch-history-uncovered-in-cafe-postcards
- Parenthetical citation: (Northcott, 2019)
- Narrative citation: Northcott (2019)
- Services such as Stuff or Scoop aggregate news content. Do not use Stuff or Scoop as the author.
- When there is no associated newspaper title, use the template for a webpage on a website.
With a newspaper title
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage# if paginated OR nothing. URL
Ravlich, H. (2026, September 12). Birdwatching surge: Young New Zealanders take up hobby. The New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/young-new-zealanders-are-taking-up-birdwatching-as-the-hobby-surges/JDSXXNGFENAYTDXII762Z6KAH4/
- Parenthetical citation: (Ravlich, 2026)
- Narrative citation: Ravlich (2026)
Without a newspaper title
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Website Name. URL
Northcott, M. (2019, October 16). Christchurch history uncovered in cafe postcards. Stuff. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/116585854/christchurch-history-uncovered-in-cafe-postcards
- Parenthetical citation: (Northcott, 2019)
- Narrative citation: Northcott (2019)
- Services such as Stuff or Scoop aggregate news content. Do not use Stuff or Scoop as the author.
- When there is no associated newspaper title, use the template for a webpage on a website.
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage#.
Killick, D. (2012, June 25). Housing is a problem beyond politics. The Press, 17.
- Parenthetical citation: (Killick, 2012)
- Narrative citation: Killick (2012)
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article: Subtitle of article. Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage#.
Killick, D. (2012, June 25). Housing is a problem beyond politics. The Press, 17.
- Parenthetical citation: (Killick, 2012)
- Narrative citation: Killick (2012)
Title of article: Subtitle of article. (Year, Month Date). Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage# if paginated OR nothing. URL accessible to all readers OR nothing
Spring gardeners warned of Legionnaires’ disease risk after 135 hospitalised, 36 Canterbury cases. (2026, October 5). The New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spring-gardeners-warned-of-legionnaires-disease-risk-after-135-hospitalised-36-canterbury-cases/GWOTDCANO5EYBPGXM3DPBVE4HA/
- Parenthetical citation: (“Spring Gardeners Warned,” 2026)
- Narrative citation: “Spring Gardeners Warned” (2026)
- The reference starts with the article title and uses sentence case capitalisation. See Sentence Case Capitalization (APA Style website) for more information.
- In the citation, use a few words of the article title or the whole article title if it is short. Use title case for article titles appearing in text (i.e., capitals for every major word). See Title Case Capitalization (APA Style website) for more information.
Title of article: Subtitle of article. (Year, Month Date). Title of Newspaper, firstpage#–lastpage# if paginated OR nothing. URL accessible to all readers OR nothing
Spring gardeners warned of Legionnaires’ disease risk after 135 hospitalised, 36 Canterbury cases. (2026, October 5). The New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spring-gardeners-warned-of-legionnaires-disease-risk-after-135-hospitalised-36-canterbury-cases/GWOTDCANO5EYBPGXM3DPBVE4HA/
- Parenthetical citation: (“Spring Gardeners Warned,” 2026)
- Narrative citation: “Spring Gardeners Warned” (2026)
- The reference starts with the article title and uses sentence case capitalisation. See Sentence Case Capitalization (APA Style website) for more information.
- In the citation, use a few words of the article title or the whole article title if it is short. Use title case for article titles appearing in text (i.e., capitals for every major word). See Title Case Capitalization (APA Style website) for more information.
