Māori Television Service
The Māori Television Service ( MTS; ) is a state sector organisation in New Zealand that was established on 7 May 2003 under the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act 2003 to replace the Te Reo Māori Television Trust (Te Awhiorangi). The service's primary function is to promote the language te reo Māori me nga tikanga Māori. Like the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the television service has, according to the State Services Commission, an unusual status as a stand-alone agency within the State sector that does not fall under any State sector category. While established by statute (the Maori Television Service Act 2003), it is not a Crown entity in any shape or form. The Act, however, does make the Service accountable in much the same way as Crown entities. The principal reason for this approach is that the Maori Television Service is a partnership between the Crown and Maori. Maori interests were represented by Te Putahi Paho (the Maori Electoral Col ...
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State Sector Organisations In New Zealand
Public sector organisations in New Zealand comprise the state sector organisations plus those of local government. Within the state sector lies the state services, and within this lies the core public service. Legally, the Legislative Branch non-public service departments (the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Servicethe Parliamentary Service Act 2000
(Retrieved 25 January 2015)), Executive Branch non-public service departments, and the
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