Producer, Midday Report

Te Tūranga– The opportunity

An opportunity to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public media company. RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content.

Te Mahi – About the job

Join RNZ’s national news team and produce one of our key news programmes. In this Auckland based role, you’ll work alongside the Midday Report presenter to create compelling journalism and original stories for broadcast and digital.

Key responsibilities :

• Organise & producecoverage of major news stories for the day, including breaking news
• Lineproducethe Midday News hour
• Collaborate with presenters and editorial leaders across RNZ, producing original content forMorning Report, Midday Report & other RNZ News programmes.
• Develop story angles and content that evolves throughout the day
• Cover theDeputy Executive Editordue to leave or sickness ifrequired
• EnsureRNZ’s Charterobligations are met andreflected in the RNZstrategy
• Collaborate with seniornews leadersand colleaguesto grow Midday Report’s reachand ensure it is a Must-Listenfor the NZ Public.
• Build andmaintainstrong internal and external relationshipswhich take an audience first approach
• Contribute to a positive, high-performing newsroom

Ōu Pūkenga – About You

You’ll bring sound editorial judgment and a passion for high‑impact journalism.

You’ll also have :

Ngā Hua : What we offer

Te Ahurea – Our Culture

At RNZwe are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.

This is a full‑time role based in Auckland.

Applications close : Sunday, 30th November 2025unlessfilled prior.

Please complete your application on our careers site, including your covering letter and a CV. If applying through Seek you will be able to view and download a copy of the job description for this role after clicking Apply.

If you’d like to speak to someone about this role, please get in touch with the recruitment team on

RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity.

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