Using te reo Māori not in breach of broadcasting standards

Published: March 8, 2021, 11:46 p.m.

Using te reo Māori on air is not in breach of the country's broadcasting standards.  This comes from a recent Broadcasting Standards Authority decision following a complaint about TVNZ using te reo Māori on air, the complainant saying it discriminated against non-Māori speakers.  The Authority's chief executive, Glen Scanlon, told Māni Dunlop it was receiving more enquiries about the use of the language in the last year.