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Gregor Ronald

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:59:59 +1300

Great news – another step towards Maori TV becoming our de facto national channel.

mark taslov

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:59:30 +1300

Congratulations Russell, ushering in the golden period, and on a station with mana to boot!

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:15:34 +1300

I'm guessing Media Brown
never really had a look-in as a name...
;- x

Welcome back
and an election year too!!

Once more unto the breach,
dear friends, once more...

...Stiffen the sinews,
summon up the blood.

wendyf

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:27:45 +1300

Beyond excellent.

Rebecca Williams

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:12:43 +1300

Best news! Congrats to all concerned. MTS rocks.

tony j ricketts

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:59:24 +1300

wonderful – I don't need Christmas now, it makes my three stars! (Seeing Iris Dement and Donna Dean for the first time are the others) Do I get a change of government next year as well?

Tim Michie

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:15:51 +1300

Very happy for everyone including you Russell (and me as audience).

@myles They already do. Looking at Maori TV, most cultures are interested in a large range of subjects anyway. The screening of various countries films especially documentaries free to air would currently be second to none.

Francisco Blaha

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:15:00 +1300

awesome...

Phil Sargent

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:29:10 +1300

Brilliant!

Richard Aston

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:25:11 +1300

Great news Russell – its a good show and always deserved a good home.
Any idea of the time slot yet ?

Myles Thomas

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 22:46:45 +1300

Excellent news. Does this reflect MTS extending their brief to non-Maori subjects? That'd be good news for Pakeha and Maori audiences but might create tension with their funders who focus on strengthening the reo.

Anyway, congratulations to the Media Matters team and MTS, truly a fantastic TV channel.

Morrissey Breen

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:09:59 +1300

If you get JT, you get Willie too. It's a double act comedy routine they do.

Carol Stewart

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:44:54 +1300

Congratulations RB. This is a lovely Christmas present to your readers here.

On a related note, I was extremely proud of my 14 year old lad when he fluently delivered a mihi to open his school's prize-giving last week. So cool.

Jeanette King

Sat, 14 Dec 2013 12:53:55 +1300

Pai rawa atu! Ngā mihi nui ki a koe Russell. Kia kaha hoki tō ako i te reo.

Ben Austin

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:29:48 +1300

Congratulations Russell.

So I guess we do have a public service broadcaster after all! Good work to Maori Television.

Kracklite

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:14:48 +1300

Tamara, follow this link...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/12/12/santa_claus_white_fox_news_megyn_kelly_thinks_so_but_santa_s_not_real.html

Apparently Santa just absolutely has to be white. Aisha Harris is brilliant in her response.

Ross Mason

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:43:33 +1300

In the words of Tom Scott. Tin of cocoa. Tin of cocoa. Car tower.

andin

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:05:58 +1300

Great News

Rob Stowell

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:35:05 +1300

Great to hear :) (and with a smidgen of fairy-dust, MTV'll be a great home for the show)

Tamara

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:44:08 +1300

Huh, haven't seen it.

Eediot

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:52:15 +1300

Tu meke!

David Russell

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:49:00 +1300

Great news – congratulations. NZ definitely needs YOUR media show. And it will be a good fit with Maori TV.

Graeme Edgeler

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:41:25 +1300

Thanks for that link Lew, I just learned a Fox news anchor believes that Jesus was white.

Also on the NZ Herald front page.

Martin Brown

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:34:10 +1300

Well done. Great news.

Hebe

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:10:19 +1300

Excellent; especially it being election year.

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:04:24 +1300

Prominent Maori broadcaster JT is apparently looking for work.

Not. Even. In. Jest. Deadly seriously.

Gareth Swain

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:36:22 +1300

Thumbs up to that! I add my voice to the others who live overseas and hope the programme will be available online.

Digression...
I visited NZ earlier this year for the first time in ages, and I was struck by how vapid the TV content was... with one exception: Maori…

Simon Grigg

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:22:04 +1300

Fantastic news Russell, really pleased for you – and us.

Tamara

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:07:41 +1300

Congrats Russell, great news!

Tamara

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:06:52 +1300

Thanks for that link Lew, I just learned a Fox news anchor believes that Jesus was white.

ChrisW

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:01:41 +1300

Ka mau te wehi!

Sacha

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:58:56 +1300

in an election year

I’m especially stoked about that. Can imagine Media Matters and Native Affairs chasing similar stories sometimes.

nzlemming

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:58:32 +1300

Very please to hear this!

BenWilson

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:56:52 +1300

Ka pai!

Phil Wallington

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:53:32 +1300

No problems there Geoff. We are all looking forward to being back in harness and rearing to go in an election year where the media will be playing their part in the democratic process. .

Geoff Lealand

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:34:49 +1300

Bloody brilliant news! There is a book or two called Media Matters, so you are in good company. Hope there will be opportunities to bring vanloads of students.

Jackie Clark

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:27:40 +1300

I think it's a very natural fit. Kia ora, e hoa ma

Don Christie

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:18:36 +1300

Paul

http://www.maoritelevision.com/ is extraordinarily comprehensive. Russell will be in good company.

Donald Reid

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:17:07 +1300

Great news. And further evidence that MTS has broadened its own brief and became NZ's default public service broadcaster.

Paul Williams

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:13:44 +1300

Great news Russell, I hope it'll be available online so that us offshore kiwis can still tune in.

Che Tibby

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:57:55 +1300

ka rawe!

looking forward to the web channel for we non-broadcast-types.

Don Christie

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:54:58 +1300

That's great news Russell. Public broadcasting FTW. And MTS has a great web site for delivering your online content :-)

Sacha

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:53:19 +1300

kia ora

Russell Brown

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:51:40 +1300

I'm actually really excited about working to improve my language skills and get comfortable in the korero. It's a challenge in the best sense of the word.

Jason Kemp

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:45:56 +1300

Great news – all the best for the new show

Simon Bennett

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:44:47 +1300

Very pleased to hear this.

Graeme Edgeler

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:44:37 +1300

There will be a Maori co-host (we’re talking to people)

Prominent Maori broadcaster JT is apparently looking for work.

bob daktari

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:41:14 +1300

congratulations!

Lew Stoddart

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:40:10 +1300

Good news. Great home. Snappy name, too: http://mediamatters.org/

ScottY

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:39:55 +1300

Brilliant news. I'm glad you'll be back on the telly.

Public Address

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:39:55 +1300

Discussion from blog post.