Media shake ups in Australia and New Zealand - it's a blood bath everywhere

It's not often I read something useful Gossip Columnist Rachel Glucina's New Zealand Herald column but that's exactly what's happened just now. 

There's a shake up in the midst at TVNZ.  Deputy Political Editor Michael Parkin is leaving the network.  Heather Du Plessis Allen is moving into the press gallery.  This will see her depart from Seven Sharp which since its inception last year has struggled to hold onto staff for longer than a few months.  The carnage has been brutal - co anchors Greg Boyed departed to return to late night news broadcasting Ali Mau, Jesse Mulligan left at the end of last year and several reporters have left the show. 

The current hosts are Mike Hosking who also hosts breakfast on Newstalk ZB and Toni Street who is taking maternity time off in February next year as she and her husband are expecting another daughter.  It's unknown who will take over her role.

HDPA has been praised for her journalism style and could have been a future anchor due to her aggressive and fierce nature however now that she's moving to the press gallery after nine years of working to get in there it's unclear who will take over from Street, or if Mike will host the show alone.

HDPA will also work on stories for QANDA which will see her work alongside Rachel Smalley.  I wonder how those two will get along given their competitive natures.  It may be a recipe for disaster.

Speaking of disasters, there's a shake up in Sydney radio.  You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know that the 2Day FM breakfast show has failed since Kyle and Jacqui O quit for rival network Kiis FM at the beginning of this year.  First Mel B left, then Sophie Monk announced she was done with the show and now Jules and Merrick have announced they're bailing.  Merrick is moving to Drive on Triple M and Jules will compete with him for the Drive ratings.  He'll remain at the network until July when Hamish and Andy take control of the reigns. 

In other news it looks as if NZME (formerly GrabOne, The Radio Network and APN) will list ont he NZX next year, although the company's CEO Jane Hastings has said details are still be worked out, which let's face it, is code for, "we want to get our books in order so we can maximise profit and sell more shares".