Plan to bring Māori and mainstream media closer together

Plan to bring Māori and mainstream media closer together
Māori development minister Willie Jackson has outlined a strategy for Māori media. (Image: NZME)
Daniel Dunkley
As the government presses ahead with plans to reshape public media by combining RNZ and TVNZ under a new entity, Māori media is due for its own shake-up.Last week, minister for Māori development Willie Jackson outlined a three-year strategy to boost Whakaata Māori (Māori TV) and iwi radio, following an increase in funding for Māori language broadcasters over the past two years.The government pledged $42 million for Māori media in last year’s budget and a further $40 million this year as it ramps up investment in the historically underfund...

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