Newstalk ZB Sports Journalist

If you love sport – and talking about sport – as much as we do, this could be the perfect role for you to start the new year .

We’re on the hunt for a Sports Journalist – working on the Newstalk ZB team to produce agenda-setting news for radio, with the ability to provide content across NZME’s other platforms. You’ll work with the best in the business producing quality sports journalism for New Zealand's biggest media audience.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to know your Barretts from your Barretts, and your Williamsons from your Watene-Zelezniaks. You’ll wow us with your outstanding sports knowledge, good news sense, broadcast-quality voice, strong writing and editing skills, and hunger to break stories. We want someone who is confident on-air, thrives on deadlines, creates content that wins audiences, is willing to learn quickly and is a team player. You’ll know so much great sport happens at night and weekends, and understand that shifts and hours of work will be varied.

In return, we can offer you the opportunity to make your passion your job, and to work in a lively and supportive newsroom with great opportunities to build on your skills. At NZME, opportunities abound, our culture is second to none, and innovation and fun are the norm.

Apply now by submitting your CV and cover letter.

The successful candidate will start after mid-January 2026.

Applications close Sunday, 16th November 2025

All applicants will be asked about their current working rights in New Zealand (eg Citizen, resident, visa, no visa etc).

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