Te Tūranga – The opportunity

An opportunity to manage and lead Pacific coverage of 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

RNZ is New Zealand’s only non-commercial public multimedia organisation. We exist to serve the public interest by providing unique, impartial services and content to all New Zealanders and to the Pacific. RNZ Pacific is a key part of this mission. It broadcasts news to the Pacific, covers stories from the region, and covers news of Pacific people within Aotearoa New Zealand.

RNZ Pacific’s part of RNZ’s strategy involves the continuous expansion of our digital and audio audience, maintaining our cornerstone public media position and connecting with a growing and increasingly diverse audience.

In this role you will:

• Lead and manage the Pacific news reporters to cover the Pacific region and Pacific stories within New Zealand.
• Guide, support, and assist reporters in all aspects of their journalism for broadcast and on-line.
• Be a pillar in developing and driving our news storytelling across radio, social media and digital, and understand the strengths of each platform to engage audiences.
• Be a subject matter expert for advice on coverage of the Pacific across RNZ, for example, to news programmes or podcasts.
• Be a strong communicator who can build rapport and collaborate easily across teams.
• Manage and deliver audio, digital, web and social stories for bulletins and news programmes.
• Accomplish high-quality work within deadlines and according to RNZ editorial policy and standards.
• Report to and work with the Pacific manager to ensure the RNZ Pacific broadcasts and digital outlets are consistently strong. You will also work with RNZ leaders to make sure Pacific stories are told well on RNZ.

Ōu Pūkenga - About You

• Strong experience as a journalist and news manager leading teams of reporters
• In-depth knowledge of the Pacific region and Pacific peoples within Aotearoa New Zealand.
• A passion for public media and especially experience in Pacific media
• Demonstrable leadership experience
• Experience in Web and Broadcast news

Ngā Hua – What we offer

At RNZ, you’ll be joining a passionate team dedicated to covering the Pacific region and stories of Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We offer:

• A chance to shape the Pacific news agenda and serve the public good.
• A friendly, welcoming, and inclusive culture.
• Regular development and training opportunities for our people.
• KiwiSaver contributions up to 4%.
• Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation.
• Flexible work options and additional leave provisions for some roles.
• Wellbeing support, including access to a confidential guidance and counselling services.

Te Ahurea – Our Culture

At RNZ we 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 permanent full-time role based in Auckland but will consider Wellington.

Applications close: Tuesday, 21 July 2026, unless filled prior.

To apply for this role 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 contact the recruitment team on jobs@rnz.co.nz

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