RNZ announced this week that Karyn Hay had resigned as Nights presenter.
One of RNZ’s biggest stars, night-time presenter Karyn Hay, has been the subject of an independent employment investigation following a complaint from a producer about her alleged behaviour.
Hay had been off air at the
taxpayer-funded state broadcaster since February, the same month that terms of reference were drawn up for the investigation, conducted by external employment barrister Richard Harrison.
On Tuesday, RNZ – which has already been dealing this week with the fallout from a journalist who allegedly “inappropriately” edited foreign news wire stories – announced Hay’s resignation.
Harrison’s investigation followed a complaint from an RNZ Nights producer, with the original terms of reference for the inquiry focused on three areas: that Hay allegedly spoke negatively about…
