Wētā FX proposes cutting around 100 roles

Friday 1 August 2025 · 7 outlets · 6 reports · updated Fri 1 Aug 2025, 4:46pm

In this story Peter Jackson

Visual effects company Wētā FX has proposed changes to approximately 100 roles, primarily within support departments. Most of the affected positions are based in Wellington. The company stated that the majority of its global workforce consists of contractors who are not impacted by the proposed changes.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 1 Aug 2025, 11:17am

   Layoffs loom at Wētā FX as company plans Wellington restructure (opens in new tab)

   • Wētā FX layoffs dubbed ‘major blow’ to Wellington’s creative sector (opens in new tab) Fri 1 Aug 2025, 4:46pm
2. Waikato Times via The PostFri 1 Aug 2025, 11:30am

   Up to 100 jobs on the line at Wētā FX (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

3. StuffFri 1 Aug 2025, 11:41am

   Wētā FX proposing changes to about 100 roles, largely in Wellington (opens in new tab)

4. 1NewsFri 1 Aug 2025, 12:21pm

   Around 100 roles under threat at Wētā FX, mostly in Wellington (opens in new tab)

5. RNZFri 1 Aug 2025, 12:23pm

   100 jobs to be axed at Wētā FX (opens in new tab)