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Te Māngai Pāho is a Crown entity established in 1993 by the Broadcasting Act 1989 (as amend-ed). Te Māngai Pāho is referred to in legislation by the name Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi.
The Board of Te Māngai Pāho is Jacqui Te Kani (chair), Te Ripowai Higgins, Parekāwhia McLean, Rev. Maurice Gray, Gina Rangi and there are two vacancies. Ms Te Kani, Ms McLean and Ms Higgins are in their second terms; the expiry of all these appointments falls due across a range of dates.
The statutory role of Te Māngai Pāho is to promote Māori language and culture by making funds available, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, for broadcasting and the production of programmes to be broadcast.
The annual appropriation for Te Māngai Pāho is approximately $53 million ($10.7 million for radio broadcasting; $40.3 million for television broadcasting; and $2.1 million for administration purposes).
Te Māngai Pāho’s core purpose is reflected in the Government’s Māori Language Strategy. Its top level goal is to contribute to the revitalisation of Māori language and culture by normalising the language and creating greater awareness of Māori values, practices and views within Aotearoa.
Through its funding and purchasing of radio and television programmes, Te Māngai Pāho aims to assist whānau, hapū, iwi, and Māori communities to maintain and strengthen their language and culture; to enable New Zealand-ers to experience Māori language and culture; and to support Māori language learners of all ages and abilities. These goals are aligned to the Māori Language Strategy through the annual planning and reporting cycle that Te Māngai Pāho undertakes.
Te Māngai Pāho provides wide-ranging support for Māori broadcasting, both in terms of broadcasting content and infrastructure. Fund-ing is provided for Māori language content on iwi radio stations and to enable the Māori Television Service to produce and purchase programmes of interest to Māori. Te Māngai Pāho also provides contestable funding for independently made programmes for television and radio.
Key issues for Te Māngai Pāho include: addressing increasing demand for Māori language programming funding from a range of broadcasters; and, meeting the challenges of new (‘convergent’) technology in the broadcasting sector.
