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Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 18. July 30 1979

Te Huinga Rangatahi O Aotearoa — (National Maori Young Peoples Organisation) — National Protest Day: 1 August 1979

Te Huinga Rangatahi O Aotearoa — (National Maori Young Peoples Organisation)

National Protest Day: 1 August 1979

You have supported our TV kaupapa (Petition and Protest) in the past and we would ask you for your further support.

As you have no doubt read in the newspapers, the Government has declined the petition of over 30,000 New Zealanders to set up a Maori television production unit.

As a response to the Government's reply Te Huinga Rangatahi o Aotearoa has called for a national day of protest on Wednesday 1 August 1979 to increase public awareness of the deplorable lack of Maori content on television, especially Maori language programmes.

Television is an important factor in the decline of Maori language. Te Huinga Rangatahi believes that television should recognise values and encourage the growth of Maori language. At the present time, there are no Maori Language programmes in television - a sad indictment of a culturally insensitive television system.

The protest will take place at Avalon and Broadcasting House commencing at 12 noon for 2 hours. Would you kindly contact Hakopa Te Whata at 758-856 if you require any further information.

We look forward to seeing you with your placards etc. on Wednesday 1 August 1979.