Maori Television is refusing to say if it has asked news boss Julian Wilcox about his political ambitions.

Most Maori are connected to their culture, with Maori television programmes playing a crucial role, according to a new report.

Warring between MediaWorks' radio and TV arms has calmed since new owners took over in November, writes John Drinnan.

The future of Maori broadcasting has become caught up in pre-election coalition politicking.

A law change will see iwi gain control of the Maori Language Commission and the Maori broadcasting agency.

Money is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.

The percentage of Maori fluent in te reo fell by almost 5 per cent between 2006 and 2013, Census figures show, but Maori Television insists it is fulfilling its core purpose of boosting the revitalisation of the language.

Tomorrow marks the 10th birthday of Maori Television. The appointment of a new chief executive should be a celebration.

After many trials the channel is for all of us, says Nick Grant.

The Maori Television board last month rejected major changes as it pushed for the appointment of a contentious applicant for the chief executive's job.

The Government is facing flak on two fronts over issues affecting Maori Television, amid staff concerns about plans to realign its news and current affairs department.

The Maori Television board did not seek a reference from TVNZ's boss over an applicant for its own top job, the Herald has been told.

Maori broadcasters have weaved a tangled web of politics with upheavals at both Television New Zealand and Maori TV, writes John Drinnan.

Advertising identity David Walden could be excused a sense of payback if Grant Dalton and Emirates Team NZ take the America's Cup off Sir Russell Coutts and Oracle.

Acclaimed businessman Ian Taylor has given more details on why he resigned over the botched Maori TV chief executive appointment.

The chairwoman of Maori Television says there will be no further resignations from its board despite its failure to reach a unanimous decision to appoint a new chief executive.

The board of Maori Television should win an award for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, writes John Drinnan.

Maori Television says it will not appoint a new chief executive after its board was unable to reach a unanimous decision.

Labour MP Claire Curran claims the Maori Television chairwoman Georgina te Heuheu favoured a friend of hers in getting him shortlisted for the job of chief executive.

An impasse among Maori Television board members over selection of the station's new CEO will see the two candidates for the top job reinterviewed.

Questions are being raised inside Maori Television about the appointment process for a new chief executive.