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February 22, 2016
Long time Maori broadcaster Derek Tini Fox
Waatea Team
Posted On February 22, 2016
Long time Maori broadcaster Derek Tini Fox
A veteran Maori broadcaster says Radio New Zealand is falling down on the job of reflecting all of New Zealand – including Maori.
An audit of by Maori radio umbrella group Te Whakaruruhau found that since dropping its regular Manu Korihi bulletins, Maori content has dropped to just 0.1 percent of the total news.
Derek Fox says historically poor coverage of Maori issues was one of the reasons he and others took the government to court in the 1980s when it wanted to corporatise public radio and television without making provision for Maori broadcasting.
Mr Fox says" all audiences need to hear and understand Maori kaupapa and issues. It's incumbent on those publicly funded networks in particular to carry Maori material. To be able to carry the issues of the day.
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