Skint LINA asks members to write to minister

Hal Crawford

June 16, 2025 10:58

The Local and Independent News Association (LINA) is about to run out of funding and has called on its members to write to Communications Minister Anika Wells to intervene.

LINA executive director Claire Stuchbery has written to members saying “the end-of-financial-year cliff is fast approaching” and that the association could “go under”.

Claire Stuchbery

Stuchbery asked members to directly appeal to Wells to intervene with bridging funding. The association will be able to apply for money under the government’s $153 million News Media Assistance Program (News MAP), but that prospect will only open up well into FY26.

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Hal Crawford

Crawford has worked across news media over a 30-year career, including running Ninemsn editorial in Sydney (editor-in-chief and publisher) and the TV3 newsroom in Auckland (chief news officer).

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