13 September 2008
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3 News Wins At The Maori Language Week Awards
TV3 is delighted by its latest success at the Maori Language Awards 2008. For the fourth year running the network has
won the Television category for the use of Te Reo in the media. For the second time TV3 was also judged winner of one of
the two Supreme Awards presented.
The network won the awards last night in Wellington at the Maori Language Awards 2008 ceremony run by the Maori Language
Commission - Te Taura Whiri I te Reo Maori.
“It’s an acknowledgement of our efforts to reflect the diversity of the country and the fact we have two national
languages,” said Mark Jennings, TV3’s Head of News and Current Affairs.
“I’m particularly delighted for the staff who put in so much of the hard work,” he adds.
During Maori Language Week the network broadcast 15 stories in Te Reo across its news programmes, SUNRISE, 3 NEWS and
NIGHTLINE.
TV3 also broadcast sports promotions in Te Reo and language initiatives during its weather breaks and on its website –
www.3News.co.nz
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