Former Green candidate dies diving for paua
A former Green Party candidate has died while diving for shellfish to feed workers redeveloping a Hawkes Bay marae.
A former Green Party candidate has died while diving for shellfish to feed workers redeveloping a Hawkes Bay marae.
Free-to-air bosses may share commentators after agreeing to share TV coverage of the top 16 games during the Rugby World Cup.
Five NZ commentary teams could be calling the knock-out games of next year's Rugby World Cup with the Govt paying over $3m to secure the free-to-air deal.
Maori Television may run advertising-free coverage of the Rugby World Cup games to woo viewers from its rival commercial broadcasters.
The exact cost to the Govt of its bid for the World Cup rugby rights won't be known until the bid is accepted but is "considerably under $5m", John Key said today.
Maori TV's battle for the Rugby World Cup TV rights has ended in a total walkover with it now sharing all of the big games with the major channels.
Maori commentator Derek Fox says the joint World Cup bid is still "unfair" to Maori TV who have had a credible bid "whipped away by prejudice".
Maori Television has again lost out, as the chance to broadcast the 2011 Rugby World Cup is kicked back and forth between channels.
The debacle over the Rugby World Cup TV rights is back to square one, with NZ's major broadcasters now trying to work together on a bid the IRB may yet reject.
Maori TV, TVNZ and TV3 are still trying to hash out a deal for a single Maori TV led bid to be made for Rugby World Cup broadcasting rights.
John Key says his Govt handled the rights issue poorly and Maori TV's bid deserves to be backed.