Radio New Zealand chief executive Peter Cavanagh is to quit the state broadcaster next Friday, five months before the end of his contract, but he will not receive a “golden handshake”.
In a statement the RNZ board said it had reached a mutual agreement with Cavanagh for him to leave early.
His replacement, current Fairfax Media group executive editor Paul Thompson, was available to take up his new role on September 9, three months earlier than originally expected, after