New Zealand -| Taxpayers fork out $500 bonuses to Maori TV staff

Taxpayers fork out $500 bonuses to Maori TV staff: Many Maori Television staff will start the Christmas break with an extra $500 in their pockets at a cost of $78,000 to the taxpayer-funded station. The station's chief executive, Jim Mather, said the decision to award 156 staff the extra payment was "a ...