Maori delivered huge blow in World Cup Bid

This story still has yet to be put out, and again this week Maori were delivered a huge blow, when Big Brother, I mean the Government insist that Maori TV win the bid, but they sub contract out to both TVNZ and TV3, which was OK up to the point that Maori TV would not have exclusive rights to the opening ceremony and the All Blacks first Game against Tonga: Which then begs then why even bother all together:

If you are going to front all that money and do all the work and not get the best part of the deal, then why even bother:

Minister of Maori Affairs Pita Sharples, who fronted a Press Conference with PM John Key, said that is was not the original plan:

Maori often are the marginal partner in many aspects of Society, and this was one of a number of new approaches that Maori are taking to turn that around:

In the end it does have the required effect as the Government had to step in to ensure that their flag ship broadcaster was not left with nothing. So we must be doing something right, if we generated such a stir over this.

Ths story is far from over and the Government should not hide behind what they think is a done and dusted deal, this new structure has no imagination and dilutes the IP that the main Broadcaster would have, there is no need to have large sub contracts such as TVNZ and TV3 to be a part of this: Maori TV is a fairly new major Broadcaster that only needs support from other minor broadcasters such as Triangle TV, Prime, C4, and other smaller channels.

Having been dealt a blow by the Maori Seats on Council, the H bomb and now this. Maori Party Ministers and National Party Minister did not make the situation any better, and could have handled the whole thing better: Hopefully Ministers will go away and see what they did was wrong, and look to improve their actions and the way they handle situations in the future.

This is a commercial bid anyway and the government has no need to get involved, only if Maori TV could not deliver then maybe.