On the print we viewed the colour red was out of register and the tidal chart was illegible because of a lack of colour contrast. The regional map would benefit with some background information such as road routes or topography. They were Highly Commended last time and have now changed to colour, but seem to have lost the personality of the earlier paper. Badly laid out and the content isn't as interesting or as concise. Sadly, a few newspapers are issuing weather maps with no time stamps at all.
All newspapers seem to be having trouble reproducing the satellite images.
They seem too dark and hard to read, and maybe the source image can be improved. The Society lays a challenge to all the West Coast newspapers to show more information for tourists and trampers. The Greymouth Evening Star has Punakiki Rock Blow hole visiting times and that is just great.