CEO resignations

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Antarctica NZ chief executive Peter Beggs was sacked

Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Peter Beggs was sacked after an investigation, its board's chair has disclosed.

In a written statement to Stuff on Monday night, board chair Sir Brian Roche said Beggs was dismissed and would be paid only his contractual entitlements.

The announcement came after mounting pressure on the board to provide more details about Beggs' sudden departure from his important role last week.

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Antarctica NZ chairman Brian Roche said Peter Beggs was dismssed from his role as chief executive.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was asked about the turmoil at Antarctica New Zealand at her post-cabinet press conference on Monday and said it was an operational matter on which she had no more information.

Beggs told a reporter his family hoped to return to the United Kingdom where his children's grandparents lived.

Peter Smith has been named acting chief executive at Antarctica NZ.