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Forty-four news and current affairs staff at TVNZ will lose their jobs in the broadcaster's restructuring.
Fifteen positions have been saved since TVNZ originally proposed the cuts.
Spokeswoman Megan Richards said feedback from staff has resulted in the jobs being kept.
She said the Sunday programme was gaining two researchers under the new structure, but the Wellington side of the operation would be disestablished entirely.
About six news reporters as well as cameramen, administrative assistants, directors, producers, librarians would also be cut under the proposal, she said.
The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) and the Public Service Association (PSA) said they remained concerned about the effect the cuts will have on news quality.
EPMU National Secretary Andrew Little said the unions had fought hard to save as many of the jobs as possible.
"We've fought hard to change TVNZ's position on this through mediation and a strong public campaign, and we've now exhausted all our legal options. At the end of the day we've saved fifteen jobs that would have otherwise gone, so in that we can claim a small victory.
"But the reality is that losing even thirty jobs in an already overstretched newsroom can only be a bad thing for news quality, and we'll be watching very closely to see how these changes impact on TVNZ's ability to deliver on its Charter responsibilities."
PSA National Secretary Richard Wagstaff said the challenge was now on for TVNZ to fulfil the public's expectations of a genuine public broadcaster.
- NZHERALD STAFF / NEWSTALK ZB
