Its main rival, the "Inangahua Times", was established by William Joseph Potts in 1875. Potts was editor of Ahaura's "Grey Valley Times" in 1873, and in 1874 he started the short-lived "Reefton Courier and Inangahua Advertiser" which survived only to the end of the year, and was the predecessor of the "Times". The "Times" initially appeared three times a week, but by 1891 was a daily. Potts owned the "Times" until his death in 1901, and his wife Mary Potts was editor from 1897 to 1905.