UpdatedMedia Insider: RNZ to cut 25-30 roles in major cost-cutting move Shayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·13 Aug, 2026 11:15 PM6 mins to read‌RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson - Treasury states: 'RNZ needs to deliver its operations more efficiently, including right sizing,' says a Treasury report.'RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson - Treasury states: 'RNZ needs to deliver its operations more efficiently, including right sizing,' says a Treasury report.'RNZ is planning to cut 25 to 30 roles - around 10% of its workforce - over the next 10 months as part of a major cost-cutting move.

The public broadcaster has told staff - in an email leaked to the NZ Herald - that it needs to reduce staff