Overshadowed by other seismic shifts in our TV landscape, Maori TV recently debuted local Friday-night comedies Brown Eye and Find Me a Maori Bride.

No, It's not the Maori TV answer to The Bachelor NZ. Though there are plenty of moments in the early episodes of Find Me A Maori Bride just as excruciatingly hilarious as the recent reality show.

A new Friday night battleground is forming for local content as TVNZ announces a new lifestyle programme to go head-to-head with TV3's Jono and Ben.

Free-to-air television starts marketing an upgraded "Freeview Plus" service this month, playing catch-up with the way people view programming.

Maori Television has appointed veteran journalist Maramena Roderick to the position of interim head of news and current affairs.

The coffin containing Choie Sew Hoy was lost when the SS Ventnor sunk off NZ more than 110 years ago. Now his grandson wants to return him to China.

Te Arawa kaumatua Sir Toby Curtis has confirmed there have been talks between Maori TV and the Rotorua District Council and other iwi on a plan for studios in Rotorua.

High-profile executive Carol Hirschfeld has resigned from Maori TV following a proposed restructure at the broadcaster, and taken up a senior role at Radio NZ.

Maori Television has placed several shows "on hold" due to a disagreement with the funding agency Te Mangai Paho.

High-profile Maori TV executives Julian Wilcox and Carol Hirschfeld have been demoted from their jobs in a restructure process announced to staff at the station today.

Maori Television is expected to disestablish the roles of general managers of news and production held by its highest profile executives, Julian Wilcox and Carol Hirschfeld.

A new bill that will change how te reo Maori is safeguarded will have its first reading in Parliament today.

A second whistleblower has spoken to Maori Television’s Native Affairs programme as part of its Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau investigation.

Labour's chances of a strong showing in the vacant Maori seat of Tamaki Makaurau are diminishing after broadcaster Julian Wilcox said he wasn't a contender.

Maori broadcaster Julian Wilcox has no plans to run for Parliament in this year’s election, Maori Television has confirmed.

Paora Maxwell, the new CEO of Maori Television, started his job on Monday and he was visibly emotional.

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

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.

I will never forget the opening of Maori Television ten years ago today.

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.