Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman maintains he is unaware of any golden handshake to Paul Henry and says it would be "inappropriate" to find out.

TVNZ says it has received a "substantial" number of calls from people interested in Paul Henry's job.

Major newspapers in New Delhi carried news of broadcaster Paul Henry's resignation today, and TVNZ says it has been flooded with support for the controversial host.

Michael Laws has apologised for calling Sir Anand Satyanand a "large, fat man" who has "never left" the buffet table, saying his comments were "uncharitable and inappropriate".

At the top level TVNZ is gradually forgetting how to run old-fashioned current affairs, writes Herald media commentator John Drinnan.

The Henry situation is interesting from an employment law perspective for two main reasons.

John Key says no Govt pressure was put on TVNZ over the Paul Henry fiasco and he is pleased the presenter decided to resign.

Paul Henry's racist comments finally caught up with him yesterday when he resigned from TVNZ after meeting the state broadcaster's chief executive.

A public relations specialist says Paul Henry would be well aware he had made a huge mistake but was yet to show the right amount of remorse.

What hasn't been said about Paul Henry this week? Everywhere I went everyone was talking about his latest outburst.

TVNZ's CEO last night suggested Paul Henry's future was far from certain, despite his earlier stand that Henry's job was not on the line.

Murray McCully has said he will make it clear to the Indian Government that TVNZ is independent and Paul Henry's 'insulting' comments were the actions of an individual.

India has summoned NZ's high commissioner to protest against Paul Henry's 'racist remarks'.

A migrant services group is calling on companies to withdraw advertising from TVNZ's Breakfast show after Paul Henry's on-air slur against Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand.

A senior TVNZ public relations manager offered to resign after publicly defending Paul Henry for his racist on-air comments.

The TVNZ spokeswoman who defended Paul Henry's offensive comments about Sir Anand Satyanand has apologised to staff and offered her resignation.

Paul Henry should undergo counselling to ensure there is no repeat of comments like the slur that led to his suspension from TVNZ, a representative of the Fijian-Indian community says.

Paul Henry's racist slurs were vile, but weeding out Henry may not be enough to clean up the rot at TVNZ.

Paul Henry hurled an expletive-laden outburst at journalists as TVNZ faced calls to sack him over his racist on-air comments.