Paul Yurisich, head of news at TVNZ since late 2020, was said to have been instrumental in hiring Kamahl Santamaria.
The debacle has prompted TVNZ to conduct a review of its hiring policies.
Small firms are seeing the value in keeping advertising local.
They call it the Great Resignation – a global phenomenon which has seen people leave their jobs in their droves since the pandemic. But in competitive sectors like advertising and communications, firms are fighting back.