Media Insider: Stuff job losses – leaked document reveals extent of newsroom cuts
An internal document leaked to Media Insider today reveals 19 existing journalist-type roles will now be reduced to…
Media Insider: RNZ to cut 25-30 roles in major cost-cutting move
“I am sharing it because we must work on this together and get the best outcome for our…
SkyCity proposes job cuts affecting 200 roles, mainly at Auckland casino
In its half-year results, SkyCity’s revenues were down 2.4% on the prior period to $411.7 million, underlying ebitda…
Labour’s ‘door open’ to Opportunity, senior roles for Te Pāti Māori ‘unlikely’ as Chris Hipkins clarifies vague remarks
Hipkins on Wednesday afternoon spoke to reporters, criticising Luxon and National for focusing on themselves and not important…
Media Insider: RNZ Saturday Morning to get single new host to replace pairing of Susie Ferguson and Mihingarangi Forbes
“The changes include recruiting a new presenter for Saturday Morning, establishing a new Auckland-based executive producer role, and…
Hiring changes at Tasmanian health department spark fears for patient outcomes
A mental health clinic leader in Tasmania’s north-west has called the government’s move to “declassify” some positions in…
Election 2026: The Opportunity Party’s tax plan could lead to public service job losses, less money for Oranga Tamariki, leader Qiulae Wong says
Some of the savings will come from Oranga Tamariki, the Government department that protects vulnerable young children. Opportunity’s…
Packer siblings reunite at Mallorca wedding on rival superyachts
A rugged 57-year-old salvage tugboat formerly owned by media magnate Kerry Packer is playing an unlikely romantic role…
Shortland Street star Stephen Lovatt on life, sobriety and performance after midlife lows
I was raised in a mixture of Dad’s traditional heartland Baptist and Mum’s high Anglican. Two versions of…
Auckland Theatre Company’s Macbeth is set in an underground sewer
A bear of a man with pale blue eyes and a voice like aged whisky, Mitchinson has made…
Media Insider: RNZ Saturday Morning show faces format, presenter changes under new proposal
It is understood the current 8am-12pm show has about six staff, a mix of full and part-timers, split…
Health NZ plans cuts to clinical roles in top half of North Island
Health NZ has said most people affected will be able to be “redeployed” into new roles. But the…