# Maori Television Services

**Charities Register number:** CC35785
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Other
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429041911396
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Protect and promote Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (67.8 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 64.7/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$51.18M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$39.32M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$11.87M
- **Total assets:** NZ$36.51M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$4.47M
- **Net assets:** NZ$32.04M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$5.08M
- **Government grants:** NZ$49.00M (95.7% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$14.89M
- **Paid staff:** 115
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=cef5e6f4-4c56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$51.18M | NZ$39.32M | NZ$11.87M | NZ$32.04M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$52.84M | NZ$48.21M | NZ$4.62M | NZ$20.18M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$51.49M | NZ$51.43M | not disclosed | NZ$15.55M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$42.11M | NZ$42.28M | not disclosed | NZ$13.31M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$37.97M | NZ$39.01M | not disclosed | NZ$13.48M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$35.33M | NZ$37.03M | not disclosed | NZ$14.54M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$36.94M | NZ$38.64M | not disclosed | NZ$16.24M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$37.31M | NZ$38.63M | not disclosed | NZ$17.94M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$37.07M | NZ$37.40M | not disclosed | NZ$19.26M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$34.85M | NZ$34.81M | not disclosed | NZ$19.59M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (46 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 23
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+, under NZ$100k
- **Auditor:** Ernst & Young
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC35785) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$34.30M, year ended 2025-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$23.87M, year ended 2010-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$22.91M, year ended 2012-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$22.91M, year ended 2011-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$22.91M, year ended 2013-06-30
- **Te Māngai Pāho** (government) — NZ$14.70M, year ended 2025-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$11.63M, year ended 2014-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$11.63M, year ended 2015-06-30
- **Ministry for Culture and Heritage** (government) — NZ$11.58M, year ended 2009-06-30
- **Te Māngai Pāho** (government) — NZ$10.23M, year ended 2010-06-30

## Service providers

- Ernst & Young — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/maori-television-services
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/maori-television-services/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/maori-television-services/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC35785
- Charity website: http://www.maoritelevision.com

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/maori-television-services. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-28T10:12:45.449Z.