MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes

Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono explains his party's new policy to return land wrongly taken from Māori. Then Mihingarangi Forbes talks to Professor Ella Henry and Shane Te Pou about Kiri Allan's resignation from cabinet and her decision not to stand for re-election. Watch the video version of the episode here. The Green Party's Teanau Tuiono spells out on how Hoki Whenua Mai would get more land...

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. Their older sister Jubilee Dawson speaks for the first time about the toll it has taken on her whānau. Go to 1news.co.nz or TVNZ+ to find the full video version. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Dr Shane Reti explains why he'll shut down the Māori Health Authority if National is elected to the government. Mihingarangi Forbes also speaks to panelists AUT Dean of Law Khylee Quince & Te Pati Maori candidate Takutai Tarsh Kemp. Watch the video version of the episode here. The National Party's health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti explains why he'll shut down the Māori Health Authority i...

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 candidate in Ikaroa Rāwhiti, and the health equity assessment tool. Watch the video version of the episode here. Former Green MP Denise Roche has labelled opposition reaction to the health equity tool as &qu...

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 & commentator Shane Te Pou. Watch the video version of the episode here. Manukau Ward councillor Alf Filipaina speaks to Mihingarangi Forbes about why he opposed the sale of the Auckland International A...

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 panelists Dr Lara Grieves and Dr Will Flavell to discuss the latest in politics. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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 68-year-old law that cut thousands of Māori off from their identity. 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...

In this special episode of MATA, Mihingarangi Forbes hosts a panel discussion about Meka Whaitiri's defection from the Labour Party to join Te Pāti Māori. Her guests are former Te Pāti Māori MP Marama Fox, former Māori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels, former Labour executive member Shane Te Pou, and Morgan Godfery. Whaitiri will replace the candidate already chosen for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti electorate...

Mihingarangi Forbes talks to Rawiri Wright, tumuaki at Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori, about the Kura Kaupapa Māori claim before the Waitangi Tribunal and panelists Khylee Quince and Bernie O'Donnell talk tax, Mozzies, and the race for Tāmaki Makaurau. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Cry me Three Waters: Far North Mayor Moko Tepania shares his views on Affordable Water Reform, then former Green MP Denise Roche & commentator Shane Te Pou discuss co-governance, "crybabies," and Māori candidates. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mihingarangi Forbes speaks to the National Party's new Māori MP Tama Potaka about co-governance and Māori Development. Panelists Dr Lara Greaves and Ngarimu Blair discuss white cis men, free speech and political lobbying. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mihingarangi speaks to Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson about the state of the planet and the party. Panelists Khylee Quince and Tau Henare share their views on the anti-co-governance tour. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Rawiri Waititi joins us from Wellington to discuss Te Pāti Māori's Te Matatini and flood response. Then panelists Shane Te Pou and Jenny Marcroft reflect on Georgina Beyer's legacy. Watch the video version of the episode here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After Cyclone Gabrielle, will the government crack down on forestry? In the first episode of new podcast MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes, Labour MP Kiritapu Allan says it's not that simple - her constituents on the East Coast depend on forestry for pay packets. Former politician Tau Henare says that's a signal the government don't plan to get tough. Watch the video version of the episode here. After...

MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes discusses the latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers. Watch and listen to the trailer and subscribe now. MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes discusses the latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers. Watch and Listen to the trailer and subscribe now. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details