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29m

An in-depth podcast where newsmakers and Māori commentators unpack the latest political issues impacting Aotearoa.

Made with the support of NZ On Air & Te Māngai Pāho

5 episodes

MATA Exclusive: Marama Davidson returns to Parliament

Greens co-leader Marama Davidson announces her return to mahi after breast-cancer treatment.
Season 3/Episode 1
28m

“A kūpapa to the kaupapa” - MATA Waitangi special with Tama Potaka and Paul Goldsmith

Following a “tense” pōwhiri at Waitangi, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka and Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith discuss the health of Māori Crown relations.
Season 3/Episode 2
21m

MATA Waitangi Special - An interview with Mariameno Kapa-Kingi

MP for Te Tai Tokerau Mariameno Kapa-Kingi discusses Te Pāti Māori’s proposal for a treaty commissioner and the challenges facing her electorate as Ngāpuhi hosts the commemorations for the 185th anniversary of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Season 3/Episode 3
26m

State of the Māori Nation – An extended interview with Willie Jackson

In an extended interview, Willie Jackson discusses the state of the Māori nation, including the controversial resignation of Richard Prebble from the Waitangi Tribunal.
Season 3/Episode 4
27m

Erica Stanford on the future of Māori education

Minister of Education Erica Standford speaks to Mihingarangi about lifting Māori achievement in education and the delivery of the school lunch programme.
Season 3/Episode 7
25m

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TVNZ

Season 2 - In partnership with

Newsroom

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Eight seperate images edited into two rows of four, each showing different images of people and art. Text reads, "Marauders".
People standing in a forest clearing, backlit by the sun. They are all wearing traditional Māori dress. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui".
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