# Top News Websites in New Zealand
The top 10 most visited news websites in New Zealand by Ahrefs organic search traffic estimates. Updated monthly.
January 2026
| Rank | Website | Search traffic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nzherald.co.nz |
2.1M
-66.9K
|
-66.9K | |
| 2 | stuff.co.nz |
2M
-15.6K
|
-15.6K | |
| 3 | nytimes.com |
1.9M
-10.2K
|
-10.2K | |
| 4 | bbc.com |
647.5K
-32K
|
-32K | |
| 5 | ↑1 | yahoo.com |
549.2K
-13.5K
|
-13.5K |
| 6 | ↓1 | rnz.co.nz |
534.5K
-51.6K
|
-51.6K |
| 7 | 1news.co.nz |
468K
-81.7K
|
-81.7K | |
| 8 | theguardian.com |
301.1K
-14.3K
|
-14.3K | |
| 9 | thepress.co.nz |
161.3K
+9.2K
|
+9.2K | |
| 10 | ↑1 | dailymail.co.uk |
158K
+14.8K
|
+14.8K |
## Top Trending Websites
Websites that changed positions within the top 100 rankings in January 2026.
Trending up
#5
yahoo.com
↑1
#10
dailymail.co.uk
↑1
#2
stuff.co.nz
#3
nytimes.com
#4
bbc.com
#7
1news.co.nz
#6
rnz.co.nz
↑1
Trending down
#6
rnz.co.nz
↓1
#2
stuff.co.nz
#3
nytimes.com
#4
bbc.com
#7
1news.co.nz
#5
yahoo.com
↓1
#10
dailymail.co.uk
↓1