Haunui Royal M.A

• Field director (Hawkes Bay)
• Managed crew (camera, sound, production manager)
• Liaise with Producer

• Set up and recruited staff for General Programmes department
• Executive Produced 300 hours of programming for Māori TV

• Studio Director for Te Reo Tamariki programme ‘Tikitiki’

• Produced educational CD ROMs

• ‘Havoc and Newsboy’s Sell Out Tour’

• Drama in Samoan for children.

• Fresh Up Ridge and Ellis Show

• Advise health researchers on Kaupapa Māori and equity issues in regards funding proposals and the ongoing management of the institutes research projects
• Assist with the development of Neonatal Hypoglycaemia National Guidelines
• Lead Iwi Engagement for Liggins Institute to develop research partnerships with Iwi
• Advise Māori Strategic Development Waipapa Taumata Rau, Auckland University.
• Oversee and deliver regular Mātauranga Māori presentations to staff and students
• Provide cultural support for staff and students Auckland University Medical School
• Current Role

• Oversee Māori Television Digital First Strategy.
• Design workflows
• Develop Role Profiles
• Lead organisational strategy to move from Linear to Digital

• Managing a team of nine
• Development of Engagement strategy for Heritage Collections
• Manage over social media content
• Oversight of all Promotional activities for collection including exhibitions, talks presentations
• Overall promotion of the Heritage Collections one of NZs most prestigious and precious historical collections including ancient manuscripts, historical maps and the internationally acclaimed Sir George Grey Collections.
• Role Description

• Membership Hapai ō senior Māori leadership team
• Development of tikanga, Mātauranga policy for Auckland heritage and research centres
• Mana whenua relationships
• Oversight of all Taonga Māori collections Sir George Grey Collection.
• Key negotiator for Auckland Libraries dealing with the Oceania exhibition Royal Academy London
• Facilitation around the development of a vision, goals and principles for the place of taonga Māori within heritage collections and Auckland Libraries
• Providing advice and support to help inform the work of Māori specialists and create new opportunities for their expertise to be shared with others, thereby enhancing the care of taonga for the benefit of Māori and customers.
• Member of the Heritage exhibition oversight committee which reviews and selects proposals and provides support for the curatorial staff.
• Role description

• To source and schedule a range of television programmes for broadcast that inform, educate, entertain a broad viewing audience and in doing so contribute to te reo and tikanga Māori.
• Developed and managed the $ 7 million internal programming slate alongside the $19 million contestable TMP funding of Māori Television programmes.
• Oversight of the strategic programming plan for Māori Television and the Māori Television website
• Directly responsible for the scheduling, programming, marketing, promotion and publicity of the commissioned and acquired shows for Māori Television, Te Reo channel and the Māori Television website
• Māori Television representative at FIFO (http://en.fifo-tahiti.com/presentation/) Pacific Broadcasters forum
• Representative at WITBN ( World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network ( http://www.witbn.org/). Attendance at Taiwan, Norway conferences on behalf of Māori Television
• Oversaw for Māori Television all marketing and research campaigns including RWC 2011 and new season releases.
• Role description

Oversaw the production,commissioning,acquisition of all programming for Māori Television. Executive in charge of schedule and responsible for developing high programming strategy for channel

• Directed strategic initiatives to enhance audience engagement and content reach.
• Managed cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals and vision.
• Developed and implemented operational policies to improve workflow efficiency across departments.
• Analyzed viewership trends to inform programming decisions and improve content offerings.
• Oversaw budget allocation, ensuring optimal resource utilization across various programs.
• Cultivated relationships with stakeholders to foster collaboration and support for key projects.
• Led training sessions for staff, enhancing skills in media production and project management.
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
• Evaluated performance metrics to drive continuous improvement in service delivery and audience satisfaction.
• Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
• Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
• Managed budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to track progress towards organizational objectives accurately.
• Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.

• Treaty of Waitangi series.
• Location director NZ wide
• Script advisor

• Oversee the production of reality television series
• Manage recruitment of staff
• Train new Director for series
• Liaise with Te Mangai Paho and Māori television and sponsors

• On location director (Otaki)
• Post Production
• Managed staff and participants

• Field director (Auckland)
• Researcher/ Writer
• Wrote narration and edited film
• Liaise with Producers

• Director (NZ, Papua New Guinea, China and Scotland)
• Managed crew (camera, sound, assistant)

• Developed new programming strands and business relationships
• Responsible for scheduling, promos and censors
• Oversaw commissioned and/or acquired external productions
• Managed internal productions
• Executive responsibility for on air promotions
• Regular Board reports.
• Policy Development

• Trained as a healer and counsellor. Managed retreat centre

• 14 Primetime documentaries, assorted reality television and entertainment shows, for TV3 and TVNZ
• The truth about Māori
• Someone else’s child
• Stopping the bash
• Stepping out
• Tale of the Fish
• Otara – Defying the Odds
• The Quiet Revolution
• The Person Next Door
• Ridge & Ellis in the Deep End
• Hospital
• Beth’s World
• Two People One Land
• Who’s killing the Kiwi
• Against the Odds
• Bully for You
• Animals and Us
• Ta Moko
• A Whales Tale

• Shorts Sports
• Infocus
• You and Me
• Yahoo
• RTR Countdown
• What Now
• Radio with Pictures
• Weekend

• In Our Own Time
• An independent documentary on unemployment in the eighties.