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TAMA POTAKA LAYS WHAKAATA MĀORI WOES AT LABOUR’S FEET
“The view that I [Tama Potaka] have, which is shared by the prime minister, is that te reo Māori is a foundational part of New Zealand’s DNA, past, present, and future.”
“This year’s budget has reinforced that with the same level of funding te reo Māori. It did not take a haircut like many other government appropriations.”....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/04/tama-potaka-lays-whakaata-maori-woes-at-labours-feet/
TAMA POTAKA MUST STAND UP FOR MĀORI AND STOP THE GOVERNMENT CUTS TO MĀORI TELEVISION: TE PATI MĀORI
Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka to continue to support the growth of Whakaata Māori and not look to pull the plug on Māori television.
The call comes after Whakaata Māori on Monday announced a budget shortfall of $9.5m in the upcoming two years.
“Minister Potaka must immediately intervene and recommit funding to Whakaata Māori. A 25% reduction is cutting Whakaata Māori at their knees; we cannot accept that,” said Te Pāti Māori broadcast spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/tama-potaka-must-stand-up-for-maori-and-stop-the-government-cuts-to-maori-television-te-pati-maori/OCHWT2KNNVCYBCNH5POZN4E7WE/
“The view that I [Tama Potaka] have, which is shared by the prime minister, is that te reo Māori is a foundational part of New Zealand’s DNA, past, present, and future.”
“This year’s budget has reinforced that with the same level of funding te reo Māori. It did not take a haircut like many other government appropriations.”....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/07/04/tama-potaka-lays-whakaata-maori-woes-at-labours-feet/
TAMA POTAKA MUST STAND UP FOR MĀORI AND STOP THE GOVERNMENT CUTS TO MĀORI TELEVISION: TE PATI MĀORI
Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka to continue to support the growth of Whakaata Māori and not look to pull the plug on Māori television.
The call comes after Whakaata Māori on Monday announced a budget shortfall of $9.5m in the upcoming two years.
“Minister Potaka must immediately intervene and recommit funding to Whakaata Māori. A 25% reduction is cutting Whakaata Māori at their knees; we cannot accept that,” said Te Pāti Māori broadcast spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/tama-potaka-must-stand-up-for-maori-and-stop-the-government-cuts-to-maori-television-te-pati-maori/OCHWT2KNNVCYBCNH5POZN4E7WE/