MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes
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An in-depth podcast where newsmakers and Māori commentators unpack the latest political issues impacting Aotearoa.
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- Marama Davidson on the Greens, groceries, gangs, and government · 26 min · Episode 80With just days until the election, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins MATA to discuss her party’s growing support amongst Māori voters, the cost of living crisis, its…
- Why Māori are putting off healthcare, views on the environment, and a snapshot of the Māori electorates · 38 min · Episode 78Are Māori voters putting off getting medical help, and what's stopping them from seeking care? What do they think of the government's approach to the environment? Journalists…
- MATA Reports: Growing up Māori at Gloriavale: Valiant Overcomer's story · 30 min · Episode 79At 14, Valiant Overcomer walked away from the only world he had ever known. He fled Gloriavale with two of his sisters. The Overcomers were one of the few whānau Māori inside…
- Te Tiriti, the Tribunal and justice: Goldsmith and Jackson face off · 28 min · Episode 77Treaty of Waitangi Negotations and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith sits down with Labour's Willie Jackson to discuss the removal of Treaty clauses from legislation, calls to…
- MATA Reports: The Māori Vote 2026: Party choice, the cost of living and the Māori electorates · 26 min · Episode 76In this special episode of MATA Reports, we reveal the results of our poll of Maori voters on both the general and Maori rolls. Who are they giving their party vote to this…
- Shane Jones: Mining His Own Business · 26 min · Episode 75Mining, mahi, te Tiriti, and te reo Māori. Shane Jones sits down with Mihingarangi Forbes for a wide-ranging kōrero on the coalition’s record and whether he thinks Māori are…
- Are Māori a TOP Priority? The Opportunity Party unveils its Māori policy. · 24 min · Episode 74The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong sits down with Mihingarangi to discuss her party's newly released policies on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tino rangatiratanga and Māori…
- Poisoned at Work: Toxic Legacy and the Fight for Justice · 26 min · Episode 73The Human Rights Commission says the government has failed to recognise and support the forestry workers, whānau and communities exposed to the highly toxic timber preservative…
- Life after Tom Phillips: Cat Christey and the long search for justice · 53 min · Episode 72The nation watched with urgency as police searched for Tom Phillips and his three children. But as the search faded from the headlines over the following three years, so too did…
- The row over one of Aotearoa's most significant archaeological finds · 27 min · Episode 71One of Aotearoa’s oldest and most extraordinary archaeological discoveries remains buried beneath the sands of Rēkohu, two years after it was found. Mihingarangi Forbes speaks…
- Navigating Grief and Healing at Matariki · 40 min · Episode 70Matariki is a time to remember loved ones who have passed. Reo and tikanga exponents Niwa Milroy and Heeni Te Mate Koiwi know that journey of grief intimately. Heeni shares the…
- Marama Davidson on taxing the wealthy, bottom trawling and bottom lines · 26 min · Episode 69A day after announcing their flagship tax policy, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson speaks to Mihingarangi about tackling “corporate greed,” how banning bottom trawling will…
- Ableism in te ao Māori: Kiringāua Cassidy on reo revitalisation, leadership and belonging · 36 min · Episode 68Kiringāua Cassidy belongs to a generation of Ngāi Tahu rangatahi raised in te reo Māori. As a tangata hauā who uses a wheelchair, he has also navigated Māori spaces that haven't…
- Intersex Aotearoa advocate Tu Chapman addresses the 'Definitions of Woman and Man Bill' · 25 min · Episode 67State abuse survivor and Māori advocate for Intersex Aotearoa, Tu Chapman discusses New Zealand First’s bill to legally define “woman” and “man” and the consequences critics warn…
- Is Aotearoa’s reo infrastructure fit for purpose? A MATA special with Stacey Morrison · 27 min · Episode 66Hosted by Stacey Morrison, this special episode takes a hard look at whether the structure of our reo organisations is fit for purpose. Te Mātāwai’s Penetaui Kleskovich and…
- Detainee's mother calls on New Zealand government for help · 26 min · Episode 65Everlee Wihongi's mother Betty discusses her daughter's detention in the US and issues a request for support from the New Zealand government. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for…
- James Meager on te reo, Te Tiriti, and Te Wai Pounamu · 25 min · Episode 64National's James Meager sits down for a wide-ranging interview, discussing the coalition government's controversial positions on te reo Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, reflecting…
- Debbie Ngawera-Packer on what the war in Iran will mean for whānau māori · 28 min · Episode 63The war in Tehran may feel a world away, but its impacts are already hitting home. Te Pāti Māori co-leader Deb Ngarewa-Packer says whānau here are feeling the squeeze. So what…
- Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is back in TPM... but will she stay? · 24 min · Episode 62Following a High Court win, Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been reinstated after a very personal and public feud that's gripped the motu. But how will her…
- Two ticks or split vote? Willie Jackson on why Māori should vote Labour · 26 min · Episode 61Willie Jackson speaks to Mihingarangi about Labour's plan to reclaim the Māori seats, what it has learnt from its last term in government, and whether it plans to work with or…
