Hannah Hodson. Photo / Dean Purcell
A TVNZ correspondent in Australia has resigned after an interview with American pop singer Pink turned sour last month.
Hannah Hodson resigned on Friday after the broadcaster conducted an investigation into an interview in which Hodson's questioning apparently led to Pink walking out.
Hodson's sister used to work
as an assistant for Pink, but a TVNZ spokeswoman today denied media reports that the interview included questions from Hodson about why her sister had lost her job.
The Herald first reported that this caused the walk out last month.
"Her sister was mentioned in cordial terms. There was no challenge made about her employment," TVNZ's Megan Richards said.
She said Hodson resigned, effective immediately, on Friday and "as far as TVNZ is concerned that is the end of the matter".
TVNZ had an inquiry into issues arising from the Pink interview and nothing else.
Sources have told media that Pink's management tried to get a tape off TVNZ crew when the interview stopped.
The interview with Pink was intended to be aired on Close Up, but that never happened.
Ms Richards said TVNZ would start the process to find a replacement for Hodson this week.
In 2004, Hodson was asked to resign from TV3 after a fax she sent to police revealed the identity of the person who had leaked the log of a 111 call made by missing Auckland model Iraena Asher.
- NZPA
