Alternatives and competitors

Sites like NZ Herald

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to NZ Herald, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to NZ Herald? The closest matches are Stuff, The Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About NZ Herald

NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz

NZ Herald: Breaking & Latest New Zealand News - NZ Herald

Get the latest breaking news, analysis and opinion from NZ and around the world, including politics, business, sport, entertainment, travel and more.

Wikidata: daily newspaper

Top 10K · #3,368 English 15 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit NZ Herald

Summary by Claude

Online edition of The New Zealand Herald, an Auckland daily newspaper covering New Zealand and world news, politics, business, sport, lifestyle and opinion, with paid subscriptions for premium content.

Who it’s for
New Zealand news readers
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to NZ Herald’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

The Globe and MailUSA TodayThe GuardianNational PostThe IndependentNinemsnBusiness InsiderThe New York TimesThe Sydney Morning HeraldStuff

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to NZ Herald

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NZ Herald, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Stuff stuff.co.nz Top 10K English

    Stuff: Latest breaking news | New Zealand

    News from New Zealand and the world: breaking news, videos, sport, rugby, politics, business, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, and property

  2. 02
    The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au Top 10K English

    Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

    Breaking news from Sydney, Australia and the world. Features the latest business, sport, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and technology news.

  3. 03
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  4. 04
    Business Insider businessinsider.com Top 1K English

    Business Insider - Latest News in Tech, Markets, Economy & Innovation

    Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.

  5. 05
    Ninemsn nine.com.au Top 10K English

    nine.com.au -- the new ninemsn - News, Sport, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle | Latest Breaking News Headlines from Australia and the world

    Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine

  6. 06
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

  7. 07
    The Age theage.com.au Top 10K English

    Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria | The Age

    The Age has the latest local news on Melbourne, Victoria. Read National News from Australia, World News, Business News and Breaking News stories.

  8. 08
    National Post nationalpost.com Top 10K English

    National Post: Canadian and World News, Stories & Headlines

    The National Post keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world with the latest breaking news and stories that matter to you.

  9. 09
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

  10. 10
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  11. 11
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

  12. 12
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English

    Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com

    USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.

  13. 13
    The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com Top 10K English

    The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis

    The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national and international news

  14. 14
    Miami Herald miamiherald.com Top 10K

    American daily newspaper

  15. 15
    The Japan Times japantimes.co.jp Top 10K English

    The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More

    Latest news on Japan: business, politics, commentary, sports, culture, life and more

  16. 16
    Stern stern.de Top 10K German

    Nachrichten, Hintergründe & Reportagen | STERN.de

    Auf STERN.DE finden Sie News, spannende Hintergründe sowie bildstarke Reportagen aus allen Bereichen: Von Politik und Wirtschaft bis Kultur und Wissenschaft.

  17. 17
    New York Post nypost.com Top 10K English

    New York Post – Breaking News, Top Headlines, Photos & Videos

    Your source for breaking news, photos, and videos about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.

  18. 18
    The Daily Telegraph telegraph.co.uk Top 1K

    British daily broadsheet newspaper

  19. 19
    T-Online t-online.de Top 1K German

    News & E-Mail bei t-online | Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung & Ratgeber

    Aktuelle News aus Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung, Wirtschaft & Finanzen | Ratgeber Leben, Gesundheit und Heim & Garten | E-Mail und Shopping bei t-online.

  20. 20
    Dagens Nyheter dn.se Top 10K Swedish

    Dagens Nyheter – senaste nyheterna från Sverige och världen

    Dagens Nyheter – en trovärdig och kvalitativ nyhetskälla med prisad bildjournalistik och granskningar som gör skillnad.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to nzherald.co.nz’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones NZ Herald uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What NZ Herald is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • React asset https://www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/dist/engine/react.js?d=1077&mxId=00000000
Tag managers
Advertising
Marketing automation
  • Mailchimp TXT v=spf1 include:au._netblocks.mimecast.com include:spf.protection.outl…
A/B testing
Monitoring
Security
CDN
  • Akamai header x-akamai-transformed: 9 178757 0 pmb=mRUM,2
Web servers
Email hosting
DNS hosting
  • NS1 NS dns4.p01.nsone.net
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)

Stack changes

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