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About Māori Television

Māori Television is New Zealand’s indigenous broadcaster, providing a wide range of local and international programs for audiences across the country and online. Māori language is a taonga (treasure) at the heart of Māori culture and New Zealand’s unique cultural identity. Launched in 2004, Māori Television has two key long-term objectives:

To significantly contribute to the revitalization of the Māori language; and

To be an independent Māori television service that is relevant, effective and widely accessible. 

Vision

Te Kuaha ki te Ao Māori

Our Values

• Underpinning these objectives are our values:
• Kia tika - being professional, maintaining high standards
• Kia pono - being truthful, honest and acting with integrity
• Kia aroha - being respectful and empathetic
• Kia Māori - maintaining and upholding core Māori values

Strategic Direction

Our strategy is based on inclusivity - building a connection to Māori culture for all New Zealanders.  We achieve this through the delivery of unique locally made programs, good quality in-house programs, free-to-air sport, intelligent and entertaining international programs and coverage of events of significance to all New Zealanders. 

Accountability

Beyond the New Zealand public, Māori Television has two key stakeholder groups: The Crown (through the Minister for Māori Development and the Minister of Finance) and Te Mātāwai.

Our founding legislation, The Māori Television Service Act 2003, ensures our commitment and statutory obligation to:

• Be high quality, cost-effective television provider which informs, educates and entertains;
• Broadcast mainly in the Māori language;
• Consider the needs of children participating in immersion education and anyone else learning Māori. 

Through our range of programs, Māori Television endeavors to show our place in the world and our world in one place.