Mihingarangi Forbes
Episode 26: Mahuta on Gaza, Henare and Halbert on Aotearoa - November 14th - Mata
In her first interview since the election, former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Nanaia Mahuta speaks about the latest in Gaza. Then former Labour MP for Northcote Shanan Halbert and former… Video, Audio
Episode 25: No Tūru for Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau - October 31st - Mata
Alf Filipaina and Kerrin Leoni speak to Mihingarangi about the Auckland Council voting against Māori wards, and commentators Tina Wickliffe and Dr. Lara Greaves discuss the latest in politics. Video, Audio
Episode 24: Surveying the new political landscape - October 17th - Mata
Tau Henare, Morgan Godfery, and a range of politicians join Mihingarangi Forbes to discuss the election results and what the future looks like for Māori. Video, Audio
Episode 23: An extended interview with Rawiri Waititi, Te Pāti Māori co-leader - October 10th - Mata
Rawiri Waititi discusses racism, Te Tiriti, working with National, and his vision for Aotearoa hōu. Video, Audio
Episode 22: An extended interview with National's Tama Potaka
In an extended interview, National Party candidate Tama Potaka discusses Māori development, co-governance, social housing, and land claims. Video, Audio
Episode 21: An extended interview with ACT leader David Seymour
In an extended interview, ACT leader David Seymour discusses whakapapa, te tiriti, co-governance, and his vision for Aotearoa. Video, Audio
Episode 20: Mata Reports 3: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Ikaroa Rāwhiti is set to be one of the most fiercely contested match-ups of the 2023 election, and the electorate's loyalty is about to be tested. Go to 1news.co.nz or TVNZ+ to find the full video… Video, Audio
Episode 19: An interview with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to Mihingarangi about her role as Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence. In an extended interview, she discusses the Green's… Video, Audio
Episode 18: An interview with Labour Leader Chris Hipkins
In an in-depth interview, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses Labour’s tax policy, Māori housing inequity, the cost of living, and the climate crisis. Video, Audio
Episode 17: A kōrero with Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates Cushla Tangaere-Manuel and Meka Whaitiri - Mata
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is shaping up to be one of the tightest races this election. We speak to its two leading candidates, Cushla Tangaere-Manuel (Labour) and Meka Whaitiri (Te Pāti Māori). Video, Audio
Episode 16: Shane Jones on the Treaty, Toilets and Teeth - August 22nd - Mata
Shane Jones outlines NZ First’s campaign to re enter parliament - their policies and priorities, including their controversial transgender toilet policy. Then we hear from commentators Tau Henare and… Video, Audio
Episode 15: August 8th - Mata
In a special extended interview, Minister for Māori Development, Broadcasting, and Media Willie Jackson discusses housing, homelessness, Māori broadcasting, and his political future. Video, Audio
Episode 14: July 25th - Mata
Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono explains his party's new policy to return land wrongly taken from Maori. Then Mihingarangi Forbes talks to Professor Ella Henry and Shane Te Pou about Kiri Allan's… Video, Audio
The future of Maori journalism
Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee Mather are award winning Maori journalists who worked extensively in mainstream and Maori media and now run their own media collective. What is the future for… Audio
Episode 12: July 11th - Mata
Dr Shane Reti explains why he'll shut down the Maori Health Authority if National is elected government. Mihingarangi Forbes also speaks to panelists, AUT Dean of Law, Khylee Quince and Te Pati Maori… Video, Audio
Episode 13: July 9th 2023 Mata Reports 2: Marokopa - Missing Children
In December 2021, three siblings vanished with their father from the isolated Waikato town of Marokopa, and it’s now a year and a half since the tamariki were last seen. Go to 1news.co.nz or TVNZ+ to… Video, Audio
Episode 11: June 27th - Mata
Children’s Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers speaks about the investigation into Oranga Tamariki then panelists Denise Roche and Tau Henare discuss the National Party conference, Labour’s new… Video, Audio
Episode 10: June 13th - Mata
Manukau Ward Councillor Alf Filipaina talks about his opposition to the sale of Auckland International Airport shares. Then it's the latest in politics with Stuff political reporter Glenn McConnell… Video, Audio
Episode 9: May 30th - Mata
Former cabinet minister Hekia Parata discusses the Ministerial Inquiry she led into forestry debris in Te Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa. Then Mihingarangi Forbes is joined by panellists Dr Lara Grieves and… Video, Audio
Episode 8: May 16th 2023 Mata Reports Te Kākano - Closed Adoption
60-year-old closed adoptee Jenny Small is looking for her whakapapa. But the search to find her whānau is complex. It involves one of New Zealand’s most notorious psychiatric institutions and a… Video, Audio
