RNZ commissions fitout for new Auckland headquarters

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) has confirmed contracts for the fitout of its new Auckland premises, marking a major investment in expanding and modernising its audio and multimedia production facilities. The new headquarters, located in the TVNZ building, will accommodate the growing Auckland-based team, which has increased from 30 to over 160 employees.

RNZ Chief People Officer Sarah Neilson said, “We outgrew our space in Hobson Street some time ago as we progressively moved more of our people and production to Auckland. Our new location in the TVNZ building is bigger and will accommodate our people in a modernised facility.”

The fitout includes 500sqm of studio space across two floors, with the music studio doubling in size to support larger live performances. Additional studios will be capable of live production, podcast recording, and multimedia content creation, designed to be flexible and maximise output.

RNZ Chief Technology Officer Mark Bullen added, “All the studio spaces have been designed to minimise sound leakages and shaped to provide the best acoustic properties for recording. This means isolating the spaces with raised floors, double layered walls, and ceilings to insulate them from noise elsewhere. For our music studio we are including a lightweight concrete floor isolated from the main structure ensuring sound created in that space is as contained as it can be.”

The project is budgeted at NZD 10.66 million (€6.2m), with Cape contracted for building works at NZD 6,165,000 (€3.6m + GST) and technical fitout handled by Gencom, Qvest, and AVC for NZD 4,500,000 (€2.9m + GST).

Discover the full details of RNZ’s state-of-the-art fitout and strategic expansion plans in the press release.