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What modelling or analysis, if any, has been undertaken on the potential number of job losses, service reductions, or station closures that could result from a reduction in Te Māngai Pāho funding in 2026/27? and 6 other questions

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Oriini Kaipara

Member for Tāmaki Makarau · Te Pāti Māori

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  • 13283

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    What modelling or analysis, if any, has been undertaken on the potential number of job losses, service reductions, or station closures that could result from a reduction in Te Māngai Pāho funding in 2026/27?

  • 13284

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    What consultation, if any, has been undertaken since 1 January 2026 with individual iwi radio stations regarding proposed funding changes or alternative delivery models; if so, which stations were consulted and when?

  • 13285

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    What consultation, if any, has been undertaken since 1 January 2026 with Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa regarding proposed reductions to iwi radio funding; if so, what were the dates and purposes of that consultation?

  • 13286

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    What advice, if any, has he received on the effect of any proposed reduction in Te Māngai Pāho funding on the Crown’s obligation to actively protect te reo Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi?

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  • 13287

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    How much funding within Te Māngai Pāho’s current appropriation is time‑limited funding due to expire on or after 1 July 2026, and what services, contracts, or programmes are funded from that time‑limited funding as at 31 March 2026?

  • 13289

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    What reports, briefings, aide‑mémoires, or other advice has he received since 1 January 2026 on the effect of proposed reductions in Te Māngai Pāho funding on iwi radio stations; if so, what are the dates and titles of those items?

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  • 13730

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    What replacement service, if any, has been funded to deliver the te reo Māori radio news service previously provided by Radio Waatea from 1 April 2026 onwards, including the provider, funding amount, and commencement date?

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Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Minister for Māori Development

Answer

Budget 2023 appropriated $16 million in time‑limited funding to support Māori news and current affairs and related infrastructure on a sector‑wide basis and the funding was not specifically allocated to individual contracts. This time-limited funding ends on 30 June 2026. A sector consultation document outlining Te Māngai Pāho’s high‑level strategic direction and funding scenarios has been shared with the sector, and consultation is ongoing, including with Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa. As Te Māngai Pāho is still consulting on its approach to funding for 2026/27, no specific modelling of the sort the Member seeks has been done. Te Puni Kōkiri publishes monthly lists of advice that I receive from officials as Minister for Māori Development on its website at the following link: https://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/mo-te-puni-kokiri/our-people/ministers/list-of-advice-received-by-the-minister-for-maori-development.