Radio NZ Officially Welcomed to New Auckland Home

Radio NZ has marked an important milestone with the formal welcoming of staff into its new Auckland offices at 100 Victoria Street West.

Minister for Media and Communications Paul Goldsmith joined RNZ staff, Board members, project partners and invited guests at a pōwhiri hosted by TVNZ to formally welcome RNZ kaimahi into the offices.

RNZ Board Chair Dr Jim Mather said the move was a significant achievement for the organisation and reflected the importance of Auckland to RNZ’s future.

“RNZ had outgrown its previous Auckland location on Hobson Street. This investment ensures our people have the facilities, technology and capacity needed to continue delivering independent and trusted public media to New Zealanders.”

RNZ Chief Executive Paul Thompson said the relocation was an important signal about the future of public media in Aotearoa New Zealand.

“This building is much more than a new office. It represents RNZ’s ongoing investment in the future of public media and our commitment to serving audiences wherever they are.

“These new facilities give our teams the tools they need to create outstanding public media content for years to come.”

The offices include additional live production studios, expanded podcast recording capability, enhanced multimedia production facilities and greater opportunities for video production alongside RNZ’s audio services. Auckland will also provide backup master control capability, strengthening RNZ’s ability to remain on air during emergencies or outages and increasing resilience across the broadcasting network.

The opening comes at a time of continued audience growth for RNZ, with 85 per cent of New Zealanders consuming RNZ content each month across radio, digital and shared platforms. RNZ’s digital audience has grown to more than 1.6 million monthly users, while RNZ was named as the most trusted news brand for the second consecutive year by the AUT Trust in News in Aotearoa report.

The official welcome recognised the extensive work undertaken by RNZ staff, contractors and project teams to complete the relocation while continuing to broadcast round-the-clock. The Auckland relocation project was completed within the Board-approved budget and on time.