After prominent lawyers delivered a letter to RNZ and a petition with more than 26,000 signatures was handed to the outlet - RNZ has shelved its proposal to move Concert. The plan included a raft of changes, turning Concert into a fully-automated service and axing all of the station's presenters. RNZ had been consulting with staff over axing 18 positions within its music division, including all presenter roles at Concert. Music writer Elizabeth Kerr, who delivered a petition to RNZ about Concert, said the consultations were a "temporary reprieve". She understood staff members still felt "pretty vulnerable".

Source: Stuff February 12, 2020 01:55 UTC