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

The Maori TV board is pushing ahead with plans to appoint controversial broadcaster Paora Maxwell as chief executive in the next two weeks, broadcasting sources say.

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.

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?

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.

Peter Jackson is said to be enthusiastic about monitoring off-set conditions for animals used in film productions, writes John Drinnan.