| Māori Television | |
|---|---|
| Current Māori Television Logo | |
| Launched | 28 March 2004 |
| Owned by | New Zealand Government Te Putahi Paoho |
| Picture format | 576i 16:9 (SDTV) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Website | maoritelevision.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | UHF band normally tuned to 6 |
| Freeview|HD | Channel 5 |
| Satellite | |
| Freeview | Channel 5 |
| SKY Network Television | Channel 019 |
| Cable | |
| TelstraClear InHomeTV | Channel 19 |
Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture (tikanga Māori). Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.
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The station has an annual budget of $28m.
To revitalise Maori language and culture through broadcasting. The relevant legislation says "The principal function of the Service is to promote te reo Maori me nga tikanga Maori [?Maori language and culture] through the provision of a high quality, cost-effective Maori television service, in both Maori and English, that informs, educates, and entertains a broad viewing audience, and, in doing so, enriches New Zealand's society, culture, and heritage".
Māori Television was launched on 28 March 2004 and attracted a cumulative audience of 300,000 in its first month on air (April 2004). The channel attracts 1.5 million viewers each month; half of all Māori aged five or more, and one third of all New Zealanders.[2]
84 per cent of the general population believes that Māori Television should be a permanent part of New Zealand broadcasting.[2]
Māori Television continues to attract a rapidly growing and increasingly broad audience across age, gender and ethnicities. More than two thirds of the audience are non-Māori, who are looking for local programming such as Kai Time on the Road, Kete Aronui and Ask Your Auntie, many New Zealand movies and documentaries, and the diverse range of international movies and documentaries that normally would not get air-time on the main commercial networks.
Te Reo is the station's second channel, launched 28 March 2008. Te Reo is 100% Māori language with no advertising or subtitles featuring special tribal programming with a particular focus on new programming for the fluent audience.[3]
There are seven members of the Board of Directors. For more information on the Board and the Exectutive please go to Māori Television's website website
Originally, Canadian John Davy was appointed Chief Executive of Maori Television back in 2002. However, it was found that his qualifications were false (i.e. He had a degree from the 'Denver State University') and resigned in disgrace.[4]
Newsreader Julian Wilcox fired and reinstated in 2005. Mr Wilcox was dismissed by Maori Television after Mr Wilcox contributed to providing information to other media, which led to negative stories being broadcast and published.[5]
Maori TV presenter Ngarimu Daniels who was banned from taking part in protests and whose gay partner was referred to as a "dyke" by a senior MTS manager has been awarded $16,000. Leonie Pihama, a leading Maori academic and film-maker, resigned from the seven-member board citing a conflict of interest over an employment dispute taken against the network by her partner, Te Kaea news presenter Ngarimu Daniels.[6][7]
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