This includes further support for M\u0101ori regional news platforms and a new national hub to distribute news content to media companies.<\/p>\n
The changes come in the context of TMP facing an overall budget cut, from $66 million to $50 million, next year.<\/p>\n
These changes also seem likely to lead to funding cuts or format\/content changes for the likes of TVNZ\u2019s weekday Te Karere and Sunday morning Marae shows, which received $2.77m and $1.5m from TMP this year.<\/p>\n
For instance, if Te Karere receives more content from the regional providers\/national hub, it is likely to receive less direct funding from TMP.<\/p>\n
TMP says it is confident Te Karere will continue to screen.<\/p>\n
The Hui host Julian Wilcox and Te Karere host Scotty Morrison. Photos \/ The Hui, TVNZ<\/p>\n
The Hui focuses on a new, \u2018robust\u2019 plan<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not dead in the water,\u201d The Hui\u2019s producer, Great Southern Television founder Phil Smith, said today.<\/p>\n
Smith said the show \u2013 which screens weekly on Three and Whakaata M\u0101ori as well as the Stuff website and social\/digital channels such as YouTube \u2013 was produced by a highly motivated team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that M\u0101ori current affairs is so important \u2013 The Hui is radically shared on so many media sources and is such a pivotal provider of information to the M\u0101ori constituency. We believe we have to keep it going. It\u2019s our duty, especially with an election year coming up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve put together a plan. It\u2019s a really robust plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
That plan involves reducing the number of annual episodes from 40 to 26 next year, based on the show retaining its separate NZ on Air public funding.<\/p>\n
The Hui is produced by Great Southern Television and hosted by Julian Wilcox (centre). Photo \/ The Hui<\/p>\n
NZ on Air, which funded $788,000 on top of TMP\u2019s $1m in 2025, will announce any future funding for The Hui next month.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand the limitations on TMP,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are going to face a funding battle for next year. We\u2019ve had a terrific relationship with them \u2013 we know that we can also talk to them about potential smaller Hui initiatives next year.”<\/p>\n
Great Southern Television founder Phil Smith.<\/p>\n
Smith said his company was focused on broadcasting the show through to the general election to \u201cgive M\u0101ori voters the issues and information they deserve\u201d.<\/p>\n
The cutbacks to The Hui come amid a broader funding shake-up within the M\u0101ori broadcasting sector.<\/p>\n
Te M\u0101ngai P\u0101ho is reshaping funding for some news and current affairs projects, committing so far to funding at least six regional M\u0101ori news providers and a national hub to distribute that content to other media.<\/p>\n
The system is designed to create better collaboration within the sector.<\/p>\n
Te M\u0101ngai P\u0101ho chief executive Larry Parr.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to get a little bit more of a collaborative ecosystem,\u201d TMP chief executive Larry Parr said. \u201cThe M\u0101ori sector has been funding effectively three national news services. And that is not sustainable in the environment of sinking budgets for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done is move to a model where we are funding regional providers and a national hub.\u201d<\/p>\n
The regional hubs would be aligned with existing iwi radio stations in the South Island, Waikato, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Northland, Taranaki and Rotorua and would be provided with more support to ensure they produced journalism to a standard required.<\/p>\n
There was also potential to add more hubs where there were geographic gaps.<\/p>\n
TMP was still in an RFP (request for proposals) process with the potential provider of a national hub. It could be a TVNZ or a Whakaata M\u0101ori (M\u0101ori Television) or one of a number of other providers, Parr said.<\/p>\n
The national hub would receive the content, making it available for accredited publishers, including mainstream media firms, to use as they wished.<\/p>\n
But it also means that a show like TVNZ\u2019s Te Karere \u2013 which can rely on the content from the national hub \u2013 might not receive as much direct funding next year as it has done in the past. <\/p>\n
Scotty Morrison hosts Te Karere on TVNZ. Photo \/ TVNZ<\/p>\n
Shows such as TVNZ\u2019s Te Karere and Marae are still in an RFP process and yet to hear about their funding for next year.<\/p>\n
It is understood that Marae has proposed continuing as a full te reo M\u0101ori language current affairs show.<\/p>\n
Parr said decisions on funding for these shows would be made when the TMP board meets later this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe M\u0101ori population is a relatively young population, and the majority of our population gets their content from YouTube,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur responsibility is to make sure that we are actually reaching M\u0101ori audiences. There\u2019s no doubt that programmes like Te Karere and Marae also have significant audiences … we\u2019ve got to get a good balance.\u201c <\/p>\n
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