“At a time when “TV is tabloid and channels are ghettoising current affairs”, Māori Television will be covering and challenging New Zealand stories with Māori perspectives in a new, prime-time current affairs show ironically dubbed – NATIVE AFFAIRS.
Covering subjects such as suicide and educational achievement amongst Māori boys, the team is dishing up four field-based video segments a week and one studio-based interview or panel.." www.maoritelevision.com; 11/06/2007
NATIVE AFFAIRS, te hōtaka taketake mo ngā take mohoa o te kāinga me te motu - mai i te tirohanga Māori - me ngā pūrongo taketake o te ao.
Current Affairs from a Māori perspective.
Kaitataki Kōrero: Julian Wilcox.
Ngā upoko kōrero mō te rā;
''Poll Results/Set up
While the polls over recent months have been all bad news for Helen Clark and the Labour Party, what are the intentions of Māori Voters? We have surprising new information.
Helen Clark is interviewed by Harawira about the Polls and what she and her party are able to offer Māori voters in this years election.
Panel
Former Cabinet Minister Sandra Lee and political reporter Tina Wickliffe
Kōhanga Reo
We look at the Kōhanga Reo Trust and how they are trying to address recent widespread performance criticisms.
Kamehameha
The internationally renowned Hawaiian School seeks to make amends to its poor performance with the Hawaiian language. We are present for the schools annual singing contests which for the first time ever in Hawaiian.'' www.maoritelevision.com; 07/07/2008