Photo: Getty ImagesAn independent review into the country's national ballet company found no issues with its working culture, despite previous allegations of workplace bullying and reports of an exodus of unhappy dancers. The review was commissioned amid speculation of a poor working culture at the Royal New Zealand Ballet after it was reported close to half the 36 dancers it employed were leaving - not all by choice - at the end of 2017. Former deputy state services commissioner Doug Craig conducted the review and found while its working policies were sound, there was some room for improvement. Craig also noted turnover of key staff, such as the artistic director, executive director, and the ballet mistress and mistresses during the period reviewed could have been unsettling. RNZB chairman Steven Fyfe said the company accepted all the findings and would be working with its staff to implement the recommendations.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2018 16:07 UTC