Story: Māori and television – whakaata
Page 4. External links and sources
More links and websites
Ka Rangona te reo: the development of Māori-language television broadcasting in Aotearoa New Zealand
A 2010 article by Julie Middleton, from Te Kaharoa.
Māori Television
The site of the Māori Television Service, which runs two channels focusing on Māori content.
Waka huia
TVNZ’s Māori-language documentary series Waka huia has been running since 1987.
More suggestions and sources
- Burns, Derek. Public money, private lives: Aotearoa Television, the inside story. Auckland: Reed, 1997.
- Walker, Ranginui. Ka whawhai tonu matou: struggle without end. Auckland: Penguin, 2004.
How to cite this page
Tainui Stephens, Māori and television – whakaata, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/229340/sources (accessed 23 June 2026).
Story by Tainui Stephens, published 22 October 2014.