Journalists at The Canberra Times have voted to stop work in protest against a Fairfax Media decision to transfer 66 editorial production jobs to New Zealand.

More than 50 Canberra Times staff at a 1pm meeting voted unanimously to take the action.

"Journalists, producers, designers and photographers at The Canberra Times are angered and dismayed at proposals by Fairfax Media to outsource to New Zealand the editorial production of the Newcastle Herald and the Illawarra Mercury," a spokesperson said.

"As a result, we will stop work until first shift on Friday, 1 June."

The first shift begins at 6am tomorrow.