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TVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staff
TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.
TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.
Robyn Malcolm taking on the PM over mining is one thing, but wrecking the livelihoods of NZ film workers is "just plain stupid", writes Fran O'Sullivan.
Warner Bros and actors' unions were ready to bury the hatchet at the beginning of this week, a series of emails shows.
Warner Brothers have confirmed that they are considering alternative locations in which to film the two Hobbit films.
Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.
Mighty River Power chief executive Doug Heffernan is NZ's highest-paid government employee with a $1.32m package.
A filmmaker and actor who worked on LOTR and Avatar says union demands to standardise pay rates could cripple dozens of NZ films.
Production of The Hobbit films moving offshore has raised the ire of many Herald readers. We asked where the blame should lie.
The Hobbit is slipping away from New Zealand despite the best efforts of its producers, the film's co-writer Philippa Boyens says.
Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh's statement on The Hobbit and a release from the Council of Trade Unions in response.
The loss of The Hobbit film overseas is a "potential tragedy for the New Zealand film industry", Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson said this morning.
The producers of The Hobbit say production is being moved off-shore after industrial action 'undermined Warner Bro's confidence in NZ'.
At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff attended stop work rallies this in protest against Government workplace changes.
At least 15,000 workers from Kaitaia to Bluff have attended stop work rallies this afternoon in protest against new employment laws.
Thousands of workers have gathered in Auckland and Wellington as 28 protests against new employment laws take place around NZ.
Thousands of workers to protest proposed new laws in 28 towns from Kaitaia to Bluff today.
As teachers reject the Govt's latest pay offer, the Education Minister says they simply don't have the kind of money being asked for.
New Zealand's services sector expanded last month, an early indication the economy may be returning to growth after stalling in the middle of the year.