Newswire.co.nz is an independent online breaking news service owned by New Zealanders for New Zealanders at home and abroad.

Our mission is to inform you quickly and accurately of events which potentially affect your life and the world we live in – what we call "news of consequence". We will also endeavour to entertain you by bringing you the latest in sports and entertainment news from around the world.

In a world of information overload our journalists cut through the trivia, jargon and puffery to bring you real news that matters.

Newswire.co.nz is a subsidiary of the NewsRoom News Agency which has been a trusted and respected news service in New Zealand since 1996.

We provide a "no-spin" news service that concentrates on the facts. We do not try to influence your views by pedalling the opinions of contributors. Our business is providing balanced and reliable information so you can form your own opinions.

Other media such as newspapers and television delay publishing stories on the Internet so they can appear first in their primary publication. Newswire.co.nz is a news leader because it is dedicated solely to a real-time Internet audience.

Newswire.co.nz is breaking new ground with a new real-time “Shopping News” wire that reports shopping news in real-time as part of a content-rich Online Retailer Directory.

Newswire.co.nz is specifically targeting the online shopper providing online retailers with a range of promotional options via a leading and reputable news provider. It offers smaller online retailers a unique and affordable range of promotional options.

Our vision is for Shopping News to become the New Zealand authority on online shopping, with a feast of reliable information for people looking to buy something or browsing for product information

The Online Retailer Directory contains listings of over 1000 online shopping sites that either provides a shopping cart or ordering process to buy goods directly from a website. If you are not listed let us know – a basic listing is free.

Newsroom already has 10 years experience providing news of consequence to thousands of New Zealanders through subscription access to www.newsroom.co.nz . Last year we sent over 10 million emails to our subscribers.

Our reputation and commitment in providing breaking news will ensure that the www.newswire.co.nz website will become a leading NZ news provider. That is why other mainstream media subscribe to us.

The way Shopping News works is simple. If you have information on a sale or special or company announcement then email your press release to us and we will publish it immediately into the appropriate Shopping News wire.

Your message is instantly in front of an audience of ready and willing shoppers.

This message may be:

• A new product launch
• A limited time only online special
• A "Shopping News" special
• Update on company news
• New development on your online shopping site
• Any other retail news of interest

To get more information on how to do this, click Contact Us, select ‘Shopping News Enquiry’ and send us a Message.

We have exciting developments planned for the future so stay tuned!

The Newswire Team
January 2006