British student Richard Turner is so impressed with Maori TV he's travelled to NZ to find out why it's so successful - especially with Pakeha viewers.

Te Hamua Nikora is the Maori men's posterboy for what not to do about your health - but he's still a ridiculously handsome one, he reckons.

Jacqueline Smith meets a new TV star who aims to put his own spin on the topics making headlines from a half-caste point of view.

New documents reveal the ugly scrap that took place before David Tua's last fight.

The man who faked his CV to become the first boss of Maori TV says his sentence was harsh compared with what has since happened to a public servant who falsified her CV.

David Tua's next fight will be overseas because of a spat involving Maori TV.

David Tua's promoter has likened Maori TV to parasites due to their limited promotion of the Friday Ahunanya bout.

Ainsley Gardiner is one of our most prolific film producers. She talks about her unique relationship with director Taika Waititi and their new film, Boy.

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.

The International Rugby Board has agreed to a joint bid by New Zealand broadcasters to screen 2011 Rugby World Cup games, John Key says.

TV3 celebrates 20 years on air this Friday.

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.