Two newspapers published in

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, have been called ''The Sun'' or ''The Auckland Sun''. The first ''Sun'' was started on 23 March 1927 by Edward Chalmers Huie, who already ran the ''Christchurch Sun''. It operated in competition with the ''

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'' and ''

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''. The Star retaliated by purchasing the ''

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'' and the '' Christchurch Star'' to compete with the ''Sun'' on its home turf. The Auckland ''Sun'' was bought out and closed down in 1930 by a major shareholder in the ''Auckland Star'' and the owners of ''The New Zealand Herald''. The last issue was on 19 September 1930. The evening paper ''Auckland Star'' decided in 1987 to challenge the morning ''New Zealand Herald'' by publishing a tabloid format morning paper. The ''Auckland Sun'' launched on 10 August 1987. The paper was affected by the

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and closed a year later. The last issue was on 8 July 1988.

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