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RAU TAURWC free-to-air onMäori TelevisionNew Zealand’s national indigenous broadcaster will be the leadfree-to-air broadcaster of the Rugby World Cup 2011.Past New Zealand Mäori and All Black players Taine Randall with Glenn Osbourneon the side-line at McLean Park, Napier.Mäori Television will be theonly free-to-air broadcaster ofall 48 games of the tournament,of which 16 games will be liveand 32 will be televised on adelayed basis.All 16 live games – including theopening match, both semi-finals,the Bronze Final and the Final– will also be simulcast on the100 per cent Mäori languagechannel, Te Reo, and madeavailable to iwi radio stationsthroughout New Zealand.Mäori Television chief executiveJim Mather says viewers canexpect insightful, unique andinnovative coverage of theworld’s third-largest sportsevent. Commentary will includefive to 10 per cent Mäorilanguage on the Mäori Televisionchannel.“As lead free-to-air broadcaster,Mäori Television will ensure ourcoverage of this event is secondto-none,”Mr Mather says.“As lead free-to-air broadcaster, MäoriTelevision will ensure our coverage of thisevent is second-to-none.”Beneath the Mäori MoonA landmark documentary series on Mäori Television tracesthe evolution of Mäori rugby and examines its place inNew Zealand society.Beneath the Mäori Moon (Thursday at 8 pm) is an all areas accesspass to Mäori rugby. The 15-episode series profiles important playersand colourful characters, and examines the times in which they lived– both world wars, the Great Depression and the urban migrationof the '50s and '60s through to the modern professional era of thegame. The series expands on the critically acclaimed book of thesame name by Malcolm Mulholland.Beneath the Mäori Moon book author Malcolm Mulholland (right) with Beneaththe Mäori Moon series producer Bailey Mackey.TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | Höngongoi – Hereturiköka 201037