Maori Television Appointment is Surprising
Thursday 14 Mar 2002 Penny Webster Press Releases -- Broadcasting
ACT Broadcasting Spokesman MP Penny Webster said today that the appointment of Canadian John Davy as chief executive of
the Maori Television Service was surprising news.
"I welcome the fact that the appointment is apparently based on `skills' rather than ethnicity.
"However, it is surprising that the best person for the job is an auditor-accountant working in Manila with little
television or radio experience.
"Almost no information is available about First Nation radio in Canada, or any role Mr Davy may have had with the
service.
"ACT New Zealand remains opposed to the creation of a separate Maori television channel," Mrs Webster said.
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For more information visit ACT online at http://www.act.org.nz or contact the ACT Parliamentary Office at
act@parliament.govt.nz.