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Maori Television CEO Keith Ikin will leave the channel at the end of this year.
Maori Television CEO Keith Ikin has resigned.
In a statement, the Maori Television Board of Directors paid tribute to Ikin, who will retire at the end of the year.
"We would like to thank Keith for leading the way last year and for making the necessary changes to reposition Maori television in a highly competitive and changing industry," said Board Chair Jamie Tuuta.
Shane Taurima is the Deputy Director General of Maori Television.
Ikin MP Shane Taurima will assume the position of Acting Director General until a replacement is appointed.
"Keith has taken the reins in a period of significant change and led the development of an ambitious new strategy to connect Maori's innovative content to an audience in the digital age." , says the release.
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The new headquarters of Maori television in East Tamaki.
Last week, the broadcaster announced that news programs Te Kāea, Kawekōrero, Aboriginal Affairs and Rereātea would end at the end of this year.
About this decision, Taurima told RNZ: "We produce content for platforms that are not intended for specific programs … We tell the story as we know it, on the best platform, the most adapted and the most instantaneous. "
In August, members of the Maori television union went on strike to protest what they described as unfair and discriminatory treatment by the broadcaster.
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Reporter and presenter Mihingarangi Forbes was a well-publicized start to the channel.
Joe Gallagher, coordinator of the E tū sector, said his union members felt they had been discriminated against because of their union membership.
The action followed what the union said was months of delay from Maori TV in addressing members' wage demands.
Today, Ikin said, "I want to thank the team that works extremely hard every day to create and distribute Maori content, as well as the board for the opportunity. to help them implement the change on Maori television.
"I also want to thank those who fought for Maori television and what it represents."
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