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.

One of Maori Television's oldest reality shows, AIA Marae DIY, celebrates its 10th season tonight.

Maori Television executives Carol Hirschfeld and Julian Wilcox are putting their names up to lead the organisation - an appointment which will be one of Maoridom's most anticipated.

Easy questions first: What's the answer to Auckland's housing price bubble?

New iwi-run television stations could be part of the broadcasting landscape once pending legislation is passed, says the chairman of the organisation which will control Crown-allocated spectrum.

One of the subjects of a remarkable new Maori TV series on the descendants of those painted by Gottfried Lindauer is businessman, Treaty negotiator and new chief of Auckland Council's Southern Initiative John McEnteer.

Restrictions at this year's kapa haka championships has led to members of the public criticising mainstream media for the lack of coverage.

Nearly $26 million has been tagged for spending on Maori programmes but the head of the major funder says there is not enough to properly fund some types of shows.

Former husband and wife broadcasters Duncan Garner and Mihingarangi Forbes will be competing for current affairs viewers.

Maori TV has lost its biggest on-air star, promoting Native Affairs host Julian Wilcox to executive row as general manager of news and current affairs.

The departing head of the Maori Development Ministry says Maori business has transformed in the past decade and iwi are no longer considered a risk to the NZ economy.