RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson announces early departure from organisation

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RNZ CEO Paul Thompson is to leave the organisation on Monday six weeks early after controversy over a financial blowout at the public broadcaster.

RNZ CEO Paul Thompson is to leave the organisation on Monday, six weeks early, after controversy over a financial blowout at the public broadcaster.

Thompson, RNZ's CEO for 13 years and a former president of the global Public Media Alliance, was due to leave on December 31.

In a statement this morning, Thompson said he felt it was best for himself, his family and RNZ to leave.

Thompson made a bombshell announcement on Monday that RNZ was facing a shock $12 million loss and will axe 58 jobs - around one in six staff.

It has seen questions raised about whether his position was tenable and protests planned by staff unions.

The broadcaster's chief financial officer Hilary Parker resigned unexpectedly in October.

The $11.8m loss is more than 25 times the $470,000 RNZ had expected to lose over the year to June.

RNZ has commissioned an independent review of how it got its finances wrong.

RNZ chairman Brent Impey - who was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2024 and became chair in July - said Thompson had responded to a difficult situation "with courage and integrity".

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