The new Maori Television headquarters at East Tamaki.

Māori Television's news and current affairs programmes are to be shelved.

The network announced today that Te Kāea, Kawekōrero, Native Affairs and Rereātea will finish at the end of this year.

Māori Television deputy chief executive Shane Taurima told RNZ its current affairs content would become a single brand.

Māori Television is shelving four current affairs programmes. Deputy chief executive Shane Taurima says one brand for news and current affairs will be formed.

"We produce content for platforms not for specific programmes... We tell the story as we know it, on the best, most suitable and most instant platform."

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In August union members at Māori Television went on strike to protest what they said was unfair and discriminatory treatment by the broadcaster.

E tū Industry Coordinator, Joe Gallagher said his union's members felt they had been discriminated against for being part of the union.

The action follows what the union claims were months of delays by Māori TV in addressing members' pay claims, with the company telling the union in October that it had no money.