Frequently Asked Questions

Any student aged 13-19 on the roll of a North Island secondary school can submit work. Each week 20 students will have their work selected for publication by the College Herald Editor.

The first deadline for entries to The College Herald is 13 April 2006. The first issue will be published on Tuesday 2 May. Complimentary newspapers will be sent to all secondary schools throughout the North Island for the duration of the programme (starting 1 March).

A full resource pack, including a resource book, posters for your school and flyers for your students will be sent to all Heads of Department, Principals and Deputy Principals in secondary schools throughout the North Island. You can also download a copy of the Resource Book.

Please note that you can start submitting work immediately on any subject about which you feel passionate.

Work can be submitted online, posted to FREEPOST PO Box 706 Auckland or faxed to 09 373 6529 (written work only). All work must be accompanied by an entry sheet.

Choose a general or weekly theme or submit work on any topic you like. Submission of all work is subject to The College Herald terms and conditions.

Just about anything. Written work can include articles, interviews, essays, reports, poetry, letters to the editor and investigative journalism. Graphic work can include painting, digital imaging, photography, cartoons, collages and sketches.

The College Herald Editor selects 20 pieces of work each week. As with other newspapers, the decision to publish rests solely with the editor.

The College Herald is distributed with The New Zealand Herald, meaning published work is to over half a million readers each week.

Two of the pieces will be nominated as "Editor's Choice". The “Editor’s Choice Weekly Theme” winner will receive an HP iPAQ Pocket PC and $500 for their school. The “Editor’s Choice General Theme” winner will  receive an HP Photosmart printer. The remaining 18 students will each win a Bank of New Zealand bank account* with an opening balance of $100.

Every student who sends in work, regardless of whether they are published or not, will go in the weekly draw to win an iPod Nano and will also be recognised in a special College Herald edition at the close of the programme. The names of all participating teachers and students will also be included in a personal letter and certificate sent to the school principal.

*Bank of New Zealand's normal account opening criteria apply. Account terms and conditions apply. A copy of our disclosure statement may be obtained from any Bank of New Zealand branch.



You can download the full resource book here and print out as many copies as you need. If you cannot download it please contact us on 0800 100 888 and we will be happy to send more resource books to you (depending on availability).

Each Tuesday newspapers will be sent to your school. Please call 0800 100 888 to change the number of papers sent to your school and allow three working days for this change to take effect.

No. No charge whatsoever. The newspapers are complimentary to all secondary schools for the duration of the programme and have been funded by the College Herald’s sponsors.

You can contact us online and the College Herald team will get back to you with an answer. Alternatively you can call 0800 100 888.