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Newspaper survey finds dismal count of Maori stories

Updated at 8:21 pm on 31 October 2011

University researchers say a recent survey of 14 suburban newspapers found a dismal story count for Maori issues and the Treaty of Waitangi.

Te Roopu Whariki at Massey University says the survey was done throughout Auckland and Northland.

Researcher Jenny Rankine says there was less than 3% of Maori coverage throughout the newspapers.

She says Maori represent more than 10% of the population and should expect at least 10% coverage.

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