RNZ chief to leave early as deficit estimate nears $12 million

NZ Herald's Saturday bulletin reports Paul Thompson's accelerated departure and Christopher Luxon's farewell to outgoing National MPs.

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RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson is opting to leave the public broadcaster earlier than planned as its revised deficit estimate approaches $12 million, NZ Herald reports.

The leadership and financial update provides a domestic focus in the Herald's Saturday afternoon bulletin, alongside the reopening of US airspace and Microsoft's apology for its global outage. RNZ is New Zealand's non-commercial public-service broadcaster, operating RNZ National and RNZ Concert.

The bulletin also reports Christopher Luxon's farewell to departing National MPs following preliminary election outcomes. The National leader describes their exit as one of the hardest parts of the election, moving the coverage from campaign assessments to the people leaving Parliament.

Internationally, the report opens with US departures beginning to resume after the FAA's nationwide grounding over radar instability. It later relays Microsoft's apology for disruption to Outlook and other Microsoft 365 applications across more than 70 countries.

The Saturday roundup drew roughly 14,000 views since yesterday.

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