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The chair of Te Whakaruruhau, the umbrella group for the 21 iwi radio stations, says Radio New Zealand's response to its challenge over minimal Maori content shows its institutional racism.
RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson has questioned the accuracy of Willie Jackson's audit of its Maori stories, but conceded the state broadcaster must do more to meet its charter obligations to reflect New Zealand's cultural diversity, including Maori language and culture.
It's adopting a new long term strategy including personalised language plans for key executives, presenters and journalists, a Maori journalism internship, and some training opportunities for iwi radio staff.
Mr Jackson says Mr Thompson doesn't get it.
"I'm not interested in them training and teaching their people on the job with my money, with taxpayers' money. I'm interested in hearing my language, and hearing our perspectives on the air. So this tokenistic, nonsensical response is just another example of the institutional racism that pervades from this organisation," he says.
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