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We back independent creators. Centrist gives you a platform to build your voice, grow your audience and strengthen your own brand.
Get your work in front of a highly engaged New Zealand audience.
Your author profile appears prominently on everything you publish, giving readers a clear way to follow your work and learn more about your background.
You can use your Centrist author page to drive traffic to your own website.
We don’t ask for exclusivity. You own your work and remain free to publish here, or anywhere else you choose. Our role is to support your voice, not limit it.
We encourage you to use your Centrist author bio page to drive people to your own personal website/platform, and build your subscriber base.
Whether you are an independent writer or part of a larger organisation, we have the tools you need to organise and share your work.
Your personal home on Centrist. A Profile introduces who you are as a writer and collects all your published analysis in one place. Perfect for independent journalists, commentators, and subject-matter experts looking to build a personal brand and dedicated following.
Dedicated spaces organised around specific topics or organisations. Pages allow you to invite other writers to collaborate, making them ideal for think tanks, research groups, or editorial teams wanting to co-locate and publish their research collectively.
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Head to your settings and optimise your personal Profile with a high-quality image and bio, or create a new collaborative Page if you are publishing as an organisation or if you want a page for a specific topic.
Draft your content using our easy-to-use editor tool, from the location of your choice, whether that is from your profile or a page. Your content may be chosen to appear on Centrist's main feed and classic new site, crediting you as the author and introducing you to the Centrist community.
Take advantage of our interactive features and engage with your audience. Respond to comments, share your content on social media and build your following within the Centrist community.
Pages are collaborative spaces for groups of writers, or for authors to gather their content together around a topic. If you want to create a Page, simply head to your profile and click "Create New Page".
A dialogue will prompt you to enter a name for your Page, add a page banner image, and pick a theme colour.
Once your Page is created, you can invite other writers to collaborate with you, and start drafting content directly within the Page.
To invite other writers to collaborate on your Page, simply go to the Page and enter their Centrist handle. They will receive an invitation to join the Page and can start contributing content once they accept.