Te Kaea drowned in digital wave

Māori television is axing its long running news show Te Kaea in favour of what it calls a digital first approach to news and current affairs.

Native Affairs, Kawekōrero, and Rereātea are also for the chop.

Deputy chief executive Shane Taurima says there will still be a nightly evening news broadcast, but the aim is to deliver news as it happens across both online platforms and television.

He says the new strategy is based on a Māori media hub which will provide Māori news anywhere, anytime, on any device.

Existing staff will shift from their current jobs to newly created positions as multi-media journalists.

Reporters will also be expected to be out and about in Māori communities and at all the different and important Māori occasions throughout the motu.

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