The Māori Television Service is an state sector organisation in New Zealand established on May 7 2003 under the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakāta Irirangi Māori) Act 2003 to replace the Te Reo Māori Television Trust (Te Awhiorangi). Its function under Section 8 of the Act is to 'promote te reo Māori me nga tikanga Māori through the provision of a high quality, cost-effective Māori television service, in both Māori and English, that informs, educates, and entertains a broad viewing audience, and, in doing so, enriches New Zealand's society, culture, and heritage.'
The Service's website does not list a start date, which the Service says will be determined by funding decisions by the government.
Like the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, it has according to the State Services Commission an unusual status in that it is 'a stand alone agency within the State sector that does not fall under any State sector category'.
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