Maori Television
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at a local entertainment show hosted on Maori Television by Pio Terei, The Beautiful Lie (Netflix), a contemporary Australian drama starring… Audio
Is the clock TikTok-ing for local media as kids go online?
Kiwi kids use a lot less Kiwi media than they used to. New research shows its Netflix, YouTube and TikTok engaging their eyeballs big time these days. If our kids screen out our local media, what does… Audio
New TV show giving Kōhanga Reo some DIY-love
It's been 38 years since the first kohanga reo centre opened in Wainuiomata - and there's now over 8,500 tamariki in centres across New Zealand. But the competition from mainstream centres, and a… Audio
The Negotiators, The Spy and The Hunters
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch looks at Maori Television's slick production The Negotiators, the true story of Israel's most prominent spy Eli Cohen and The Hunters, a series based on a 1996 Swedish… Audio
The Negotiators: The ordinary Kiwis who took on the Crown
Over the past 20 years nearly two and a half billion dollars ($2.5b) has been paid by the Crown to settle historical claims under the Treaty of Waitangi.
The claims by Maori mainly centre on… Audio
Auditor-General review of Māori Television's finances 'damning'
An Auditor-General review of Māori Television's finances has been described as damning by politicians at a select committee.
Māori TV union members strike over 'unfair treatment'
It's not just nurses and teachers taking to the picket lines. Union members at Māori Televison will walk off the job for 24 hours next week to protest what they are describing unfair and… Audio
Te reo on the radio too much for some
A controversial column condemning the use of te reo Māori on RNZ sparked debate about racism, free speech and even hate speech this past week. Mediawatch looks at the responses and asks a veteran… Audio
Maori speaking doll to become a cartoon series
A new cartoon will see the Pipi Ma doll come to life for the first time on Maori Television this November. Audio
Culture clash over controversial comedy
Heard the one about the Aussie comedian, the Tongan teenager and the New Zealand TV channel? No-one’s laughing now after Maori TV's top brass stepped in to dump a controversial comedy after one… Audio
Change at the top for Māori Television
This week Māori Television’s Paora Maxwell became the latest in a series of media bosses to resign this past year. Mediawatch looks at the reaction - and why it’s not the only leadership issue… Audio
Controversial Maori TV CEO resigns as legacy questioned
A former Maori Television staffer says she's disappointed it's taken so long for the station's Chief Executive Paora Maxwell to resign. Audio
Māori TV's Paora Maxwell faces select committee
Māori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from a Māori Affairs Select Committee about its operations when asking for more funding.
Maori TV in the spotlight at select committee
Maori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from a Maori Affairs Select Committee about its operations when asking for more funding. Audio
Hearing back from Maori TV about sackings
Updating now our story about two receptionists being sacked at Maori Television because they don't speak Maori. Audio
Maori faces of Maori TV let go because no Te Reo
Two Maori receptionists are losing their jobs at Maori Television because they can't speak Te Reo Maori. Audio
Maori TV change in ad policy
Maori Television is considering allowing the advertising of "treat" food and gaming. We talk to Whetu Fala of Maori film and TV association Nga Aho Whakaari. Audio
Fears restructuring could weaken Maori TV's independence
Some Maori leaders say a restructuring of Maori Television is politically motivated and will compromise the channel's independence. Audio