The Hui: Recent Episodes
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Mihingarangi Forbes presents a compelling mix of Māori current affairs, investigations, human interest and arts and culture stories. Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ on Air.
We celebrate Māori language week by having our entire show in Te Reo Māori. We have a story about the first Māori weaponry school in the modern era and a political panel with journalists and communication specialists Kereama Wright, Oriini Kaipara and Raiha Paki.
A story about a dispute between the master carver of a waka hourua and the Trust that owns it. An interview with health advocate Anneka Anderson about the rising number of rheumatic fever cases and an inspiring story with a koro who has shown it's never too late to learn your reo.
With less than 50 days until the general election, we discuss the people, policies and pitfalls from the last week in politics and we go behind the scenes with Māori fashion designer Kiri Nathan as she prepares to open NZ Fashion Week.
A two part investigation about Kura Wijnschenk's search for justice after being wrongfully charged for causing the death of her Aunt. A studio interview with the newly appointed CEO of the NZ Film Commission, Taima Annie Murray.
A story about the rising lake levels in the Rotorua Lakes District and its impact on those living on their doorstep. An interesting interview with ACT leader David Seymour in studio.
A story about the psychology of sport using Māori concepts, an interview with former politician and Far North advocate, Hone Harawira, plus a heartwarming story with the baker from Whanganui who is on a mission to make rēwana bread mainstream.
A story highlighting the alternative ways to care for tūpāpāku, a panel discussion with youth justice advocates and taonga pūoro practitioners from Manawatu who are normalising the use of these traditional instruments.
An in depth story with Aaron Tau, a Māori fighter from the Far North who is pursuing his dream to make it to the UFC and a lively interview with NZ First Leader Winston Peters.
90 days out from the election, The Hui dissects the latest in the political world with our panel of experts, former NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft, Prof Ella Henry and commentator Shane Te Pou. Julian also steps out of the studio to catch up with Football Fern, Paige Satchell before their opening game of the FIFA world cup.
The Hui presents a Matariki special live from the Stardome in Tāmaki Makaurau. We visit the Kura Kaupapa Māori in the far north that aligns it's school curriculum to the Māori lunar calendar, Julian interviews Maramataka expert Rereata Makiha and the astronomy educators at the Stardome.
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders, Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer join Julian Wilcox in studio and we catch up with the man behind Māori Football Aotearoa, Phillip Pickering-Parker before their tour of Australia.
A powerful story about the barriers to getting weight loss surgery in Aotearoa and an interview with Waikato University Associate Professor Te Taka Keegan about his concerns with ChatGPT.
An update from Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Chair Bayden Barber about the recovery efforts and land classification. A story with whānau who are learning how to make healthy & affordable kai and we meet the wāhine who have flipped the script on skateboarding.
In depth interview with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson & the Mataaho collective celebrate 10 years of creating art with their latest masterpiece at Te Papa Tongarewa.
The heartbreaking story of champion axeman Jason Wynyard & his shock cancer diagnosis, a studio interview with General and Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, Maxine Ronald & our final edition to our NZ Music Month series featuring Origin Roots Aotearoa.
We break down the budget with our panel of experts, Professor Matt Roskruge, Professor Ella Henry and the former opposition leader Hon. Simon Bridges. We showcase emerging artist Mohi and his new single "Me Pēhea Rā".
A story of breaking the cycle of drug addiction & crime, a panel discussion on the Ministerial Inquiry Report into woody debris and the brothers heading to the Pipe Band world champs.
Hidden below the surface, the story of racial discrimination in Pukekohe, an energetic political panel with Jenny Marcroft and Ella Henry, and the latest of our Music Month series featuring the multi talented REI.
Te Rūnanga nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori chair Rawiri Wright joins us, a story about tamariki connecting to nature and we celebrate NZ Music month with singer songwriter Anna Coddington.
An Anzac special featuring the last member of the Māori battalion, Sir Robert (Bom) Gillies, an interview with Māori historian Monty Soutar & a tribute piece with Kane Te Tai's parents.
We look into Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki's ambitious plan to rehouse their community after cyclone Gabrielle. We interview local body minister Kieran McAnulty about the three water changes and get reaction from Te Rarawa iwi rep Haami Piripi.
Julian Wilcox sits down with the PM Chris Hipkins to talk policies, co-governance and breadcrumbs. We look at the revitalisation of an ancient artform.
We highlight the plight of the Far North locals who have been heavily impacted by Mangamuka gorge road closure, Waka Kotahi fronts up to give an update on the gorge and we chat with a whānau business who have big plans in the media space!
This episode of the Hui explores intellectual property rights with Māori experts and those impacts by this exploitation. We also sit down with a couple of comedians who are putting their jokes behind a good cause.
An iwi collective in the central North Island are fighting to gain access to their whenua, a studio interview with Chief Medical Officer of Te Aka Whaiora, Dr Rawiri Jansen and the Eco Warrior who has turned her life around after hitting rock bottom.
The Hui speaks to Foreign Affairs Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, spends time with the Aunty who knows heaps and sits down with Tā Pou Temara about his new book.
In the first episode of the Hui for 2023 we're in Te Matau-a-Māui where specialist teams assessed taonga tuku iho. Maramataka expert Rereata Makiha also joined new host Julian Wilcox in studio.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
In our series finale, we speak to the movers and shakers of te ao Māori and look back at the highs and lows of 2022. Featuring Bella Kalolo, Marama Davidson, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Karen Chhour, Oriini Kaipara, David Stone, Dr Shane Reti, Meka Whaitiri, Tory Whānau, Tania Tapsell and Moko Tepania.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
In a special report from New South Wales, we look at how whānau across the ditch are staying connected to te ao Māori. Then we speak to the author of the new book Motunui Epa.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We find out how one Tauranga Moana whānau are outsmarting cancer. We speak to patient advocate Malcolm Mulholland about funding for child cancer treatment, and meet a Ngāi Tahu dad going toe to toe with Parkinson's Diseases.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
We share the story of Bonus Atkins who committed suicide at age 24 and look at challenges rangatahi from gang whānau face accessing mental health care.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We visit the drug rehabilitation centre caught up in a police raid. Mihingarangi discusses the alternative plant to Three Waters with Ngarimu Blair and Tukoroirangi Morgan, then we're in the kitchen with the Eggplant Boys.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
How a night of celebration turned into a senseless killing We look into the murder of Jamaine Wharton.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We check out the kaupapa supporting tāne in South Auckland one haircut at a time and our panel of mātanga Māori discuss what's causing the recent spate of ram raids.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We look at the environmental catastrophe unfolding in the Hauraki Gulf, Mihingarangi speaks to the Department of Corrections about restricted visitor access to prisons and we meet Māori chocolatier Tom Hilton.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Why are rangatahi not showing up to school? We're on the road with Waipareira Trust's truancy team. Then, Mihingarangi speaks to the Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Rongoā Māori practioners share their concerns about a new bill being introduced to parliament, we speak to the Minister of Health Andrew Little and we catch up with world champion axeman Jason Wynyard.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Why are Māori childhood immunisation rates plummeting? We reveal the results of an exclusive poll and our panel of experts discuss the findings.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
He suffered horrific injuries when he was electrocuted at work - now the whānau of scaffolder Jahden Nelson are demanding answers.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
WHAKANUIA TE REO! Full Episode:
We celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo with language journeys from across Aotearoa, including Newshub presenter Mike McRoberts. Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund
Tāmaki Makaurau, Tāmaki Herenga Waka - four of the leading candidates for the Auckland mayoralty go head to head in a special debate fascilitated by Mihingarangi at Ōrākei Marae.
Made with the support of Te Māngaio Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We look at how the housing crisis is impacting Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, we discuss the oppposition to the The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Bill and we meet the wahine behind Māori Millionaire.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
An iconic marae at the centre of a tug-of-war, we look at the ongoing dispute over North Shore's Awataha Marae. Northcote MP joins Mihingarangi in studio about finding a way forward for Awataha. Then we meet the Māori helping to defend Ukraine.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Why does the drinking water in Te Kao taste awful? D'Angelo Martin investigates. Mihingarangi speaks to National Deputy Leader Nicola Willis and we meet a young golf champ with driving ambition.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Local government is where many of the big decisions about our communities, our whenua, and our resources get made. Wellington mayoral candidates Paul Eagle and Tory Whānau speak with Mihingarangi. Then, we meet some of the Māori candidates hoping to represent their communities in the upcoming local government elections.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
As the last MIQ closes its doors we meet the wahine who was there from day one. Mihi speaks to Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall and we check out the rongoā Māori soap line.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Living with the stench of sewage, we check out the issue causing a stink in Ōtautahi. Then we delve into the debate over the reo meme that caused an uproar on social media.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We meet a whānau in crises as they struggle to access the help their autistic son needs and two Māori experts share their views on the challenges whānau face. Then, we talk to a family touched by tragedy who are supporting World Drowning Prevention day.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
We meet a mother struggling to understand why her son died just weeks after undergoing dental surgery. We find out what it's like caring for a kaumātua with dementia. Mihingarangi speaks to the Minister of Health Andrew Little.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
Do Māori believe police are racist? Do they think they do a good job? We reveal the results of an exclusive poll. Mihingarangi is joined by Julia Whaipooti, Rahui Papa, and Counties Manukau East Police area commander, inspector Scott Gemmell to analyse the results.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Three generations, one mokopapa, we follow a Ngāi Tahu whānau reclaiming the legacy of moko kauae. Mihingarangi speaks to the new Minister of Police Chris Hipkins. Then, we head to island of Aotea to check out a unique Māori skincare business.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
As we celebrate Matariki we look to the stars with Ngāi Tahu astronomer Victoria Campbell
Then we meet the Ngāti Porou, hunter gatherer grandmother whose become a TikTok sensation.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
What would you do if you discovered your ancestor was party to one of the darkest moments in aotearoa’s history?
Academic and author Richard Shaw shares how he’s using his family’s past to enlighten others.
Then our special panel discusses the introduction of Aotearoa New Zealand history into the school curriculum.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
A Taranaki iwi feels the full force of climate change and for Queen's Birthday we look back at some of our favourite stories.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
The Hui meets a courageous young woman battling a genetic heart defect, the artist behind 'Hori's Pledge', Hohepa Thompson talks racism, mātauranga Māori and the campaign to make 'Aotearoa' official and Mihingarangi speaks to the minister of Māori Development Willie Jackson.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We're on the frontline in the battle against rheumatic fever, Mihingarangi speaks to Bayden Barber, the newly elected chair of Ngāti Kahungunu, and we check out the project creating new homes in Rātana Pā.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Separatism or an important step towards inclusion? In a special episode, The Hui delves into the debate over co-governance. Featuring panelists Precious Clark, Tukoroirangi Morgan and Ben Thomas.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Dallas Adams shares how he overcame sexual abuse and two decades of drug and alcohol dependency to become F45's most capped member and Mihingarangi speaks to Dr Shane Reti.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Presented by Oriini Kaipara, with the border set to open we look at how Māori tourism operators have fared during covid. Oriini speaks to Oranga Tamariki Minister Kelvin Davis and we meet the artist making his mark on the Bay of Plenty's skate parks.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We speak to a trans woman who served six months in a men's prison, Waikato kaumātua Taitimu Maipi reflects on the connection between the Anzacs and the invasion of the Waikato and we look at how Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are restoring the mauri of their moana.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism fund.
We look back at the case of Tipene Halford who served an additional 5 and half years for breaching his parole conditions. The Hui visits the housing project building kāinga for kaumātua.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
The Hui talks to whānau about the devastating impact of bowel cancer, we discuss co-governance with Traci Houpapa and Chris Finlayson then we check out the initiative creating kāinga for kaumātua.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Riro whenua atu, hoki whenua mai - we meet the Tauranga couple returning millions of dollars of church land back to mana whenua. National Leader Christopher Luxon speaks to Mihingarangi and we pay tribute to Moana Jackson.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
Wairoa community leaders explain how not being able to sit a driver licence test is impacting their community. Mihingarangi speaks to ACT leader David Seymour about co-governance and colonisation. We check out the new indigenous sci-fi thriller Night Raiders. Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
We talk to whānau struggling with the cost of living, Peeni Henare discusses Tā Wira Gardiner's legacy, and we meet Kawerau's walking Wikipedia of television trivia.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Interest Journalism Fund
The Hui returns with an exclusive poll. How are Māori planning to vote in 2023? We reveal the surprising results with reaction from the Prime Minister, MPs Marama Davidson, Deb Ngarewa-Packer, and Dr Shane Reti and commentators Morgan Gofrey and Dan Bidois.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and the Public Intrest Journalism Fund.
In our final episode for the year, we're with Tipene Halford as he's finally released from Prison for a parole breach. Mihingarangi speaks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and we pay tribute to the essential workers who kept Tāmaki Makaurau running during lockdown.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
She was strangled to death by her husband in 2020, but he could be out of jail next year. The whānau of Shirley Reedy share their heartbreaking story. Then we meet the Northland couple who went public with their Delta infection.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
One rangatahi share's his mental health struggle during lockdown, we discuss the difficulties whānau face self-isolating, and Mihingarangi speaks to Willie Jackson, Marama Davidson and Deb Ngārewa-Packer.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
We're with the Māori health workers hitting the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau to protect whānau from Delta, Mihingarangi speaks to Tame Iti and Damien Nepata shares his reo journey.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
With the UN Climate Change Conference underway, we look back at one of our most important stories from 2020, and we speak to the Māori lawyer representing the Iwi Chairs forum at COP26.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
In a special episode of #TheHui we look at the imprisonment of cameraman Tipene Halford. What does the mandatory vaccination of carers mean for some of those who rely upon them? And we revisit one of our favourite characters from 2020.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
We look at how Middlemore Hospital is dealing with Delta, Mihingarangi speaks to Willie Jackson about the proposed Covid-19 traffic light system and Māori vegan Chris Huriwai discusses the new doco Milked.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
Mandatory vaccinations for kaiako, we look out how one Kura Kaupapa Māori is answering the call, we're on the road with Te Tai Tokerau Border Control, and Mihingarangi speaks to Dr Rāwiri Jansen about the call for a circuit-breaker level 4 lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
The Hui reports on the drive to vaccinate 100% of the East Coast, Mihingarangi speaks to National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti about the spread of Delta and we're in Kaiaua for the return of the kuaka.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
Sweeping changes at Oranga Tamariki, Mihingarangi speaks to Minister Kelvin Davis, we look at the struggle whānau face to get a foot on the property ladder, and we meet the former solo mum whose been named NZ Junior Doctor of the Year.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
Dover Samuels discusses why Māori punished for speaking te reo Māori at school should receive an apology. Mihingarangi speaks to COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and the experts weigh in on vaccination misinformation.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer discusses the call to reinstate the original place names of Aotearoa, we speak to Māori business owners doing it tough in Tāmaki, and Te Niu Tube Dad Chey Milne releases own his reo Māori mixtape.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
We meet the Māori med student determined to restore the health of te reo Māori. Mihingarangi speaks to Waipareira CEO John Tamihere about Māori vaccinations - and we check out the kaupapa that's delivering hāngī to the hungry during lockdown.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Two brothers taken too soon, the Te Hiko whānau share the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on their lives - and we bring you the latest development in the search for missing Uawa mum Jamie Kaiwai.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
As Aotearoa battles Delta, we ask the Minister for Social Development about support for our most vulnerable whānau during lockdown. Virologist Dr Natalie Netzler returns to answer your covid and vaccination questions and we check out how the Cook Islands are faring during lockdown.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
THE HUI LOCKDOWN SPECIAL
Mihingarangi speaks to Deputy Director General of Health Māori, John Whaanga about low Māori vaccination rates. Virologist Dr Natalie Netzler explains the potential impact of Delta on Māori communities and how the vaccine works. And we meet Tauranga Moana's Ukulele Nannies.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
THE SEARCH FOR LEONIE EMERY
In 2018 mother-of-five Leonie Emery disappeared without a trace. Three years on, her whānau are desperate for answers. The Hui looks into her case. Then Mihingarangi discusses the political issues of the week with Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul and Former NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
She thought she'd found love online, until she realised she'd met a dangerous man. Monique Nelson shares her story of survival and her quest for justice. And National Party tertiary education spokesperson talks to Mihingarangi about why she supports seven academics who sparked controversy after claiming mātauranga Māori isn't a science.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
The Hui explore the debate over mātauranga Māori.
Mihingarangi speaks to Emeritus Professor Michael Corballis, one of seven academics who penned a letter to The Listener asserting that mātauranga Māori isn't a science. And mātauranga Māori experts Dr Rangi Mātāmua, Tina Ngata and Melanie Mark-Shadbolt share their views.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
With ambulances taking too long to reach their community, we meet the East Coast iwi taking healthcare into its own hands. Mihingarangi speaks to Ripeka Evans and Tania Rangiheuea about the mana wahine claim. And Ruwani Perera reports on the drive to improve the health of animals in Te Tai Rāwhiti.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
An island under dispute, an iwi left in the dark. The Hui looks into the cross-claims dispute that's sparked a battle for Aotea.
And Pio Terei urges more Māori and Pasifika to donate blood and sign up to the bone marrow registry.
Made with the support of Te Mångai Påho and NZ on Air.
A story of loss, reclamation and a promise kept; The Hui follows reporter D'Angelo Martin as he returns to the Far North to receive his puhoro. We speak to Qiane Matata-Sipu and Victoria Campbell about how whānau can celebrate Matariki and we meet one of Aotearoa's most gifted weavers, Purewa MacGregor.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Vaping is becoming increasing popular with rangatahi and it's leading to stand-downs at school and stand-offs at home. We meet one mum, battling to get her kids to put down their vapes. Two former wards of the state turned advocates way in on the latest Oranga Tamariki fiasco. And we meet the people behind Kura Kai the charity feeding students and their whānau.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Steve Peita suffered a major heart attack after his diabetes went undiagnosed, despite numerous visits to the doctor. We report on his long running battle to have his claim accepted by ACC. And Mihingarangi speaks to the Minister of Health Andrew Little about our ailing mental health system.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Māori men are dying younger than any other group of New Zealanders.
Life expectancy for tāne Māori is 73 years of age compared to 80 years for non-Māori males and they struggle to access quality healthcare for treatable conditions such as gout through to diabetes.
The Hui discusses the challenges and inequities Māori men face in the health system with panelists Dr Anthony Jordan - Immunologist, Boyd Paratene - Director of Health Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Dr Jordan Te Whaiti-Smith - Medical Research Institute of NZ and Matt Tukaki - NZ Māori Council.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
We meet a wahine battling the Hague Convention to keep her New Zealand born tamariki in Aotearoa after feeling domestic abuse in Australia. Mihingarangi speaks to Pāti Māori co-leader Deb Ngarewa-Packer about the party's call to establish a taskforce into anti-Māori hate speech following a disturbing video posted online. D'Angelo Martin meets Half and Hāwhe's Heta and Courtney Dawson, a father/daughter comedy duo taking the stand-up scene by storm.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
We look back at the moment that defined Dame Hinewehi Mohi and changed Aotearoa for the better. And we revisit Bros For Change, the kaupapa Māori initiative transforming the lives of at-risk rangatahi.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
John Boynton has the inspirational story of Tracy Karanui-Golf, a Māori speech therapist guiding rangatahi through the court system and helping change their lives.
Mental health advocate Mike King speaks to Mihingarangi about his frustration with the Ministry of Health and returning his NZ Order of Merit and Newshubs new presenter Oriini Kaipara shares her thoughts on flying the flag for te reo Māori in mainstream broadcasting.
Made with the support of Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Kees Williams is a 13-year-old with cystic fibrosis whose life could be changed with the miracle drug Trikafta but it isn't funded by Pharmac. We follow his whānau as they take their fight to parliament. Mihingarangi talks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about Kees' situation and we meet Uncle Tics, the man turning Tourette's into comedy gold.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Basketball has become one of the most popular sports in Aotearoa. But those who are devoted to the game say the soaring costs of participating means that top Māori and Pasifika talent are missing out. Now one of Aotearoa’s most successful players is calling foul. And Mihingarangi speaks to commentators Tau Henare and Shane Te Pou about Judith Collins poor polling.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
The Hui meets a Wairarapa iwi harnessing the power of crowdfunding to buy back their whenua. Mihingarangi speaks to opposition leader Judith Collins about He Puapua and the Māori Health Authority, and we check out the training scheme getting unemployed rangatahi back on track.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
In a special episode of The Hui we discuss the challenges wāhine Māori face in the health system.
The Hon. Kiritapu Allan opens up about her devastating cervical cancer diagnosis, revealing she has just a 13% chance of survival and Mihingarangi Forbes discusses hauora with Dr Sarah Jane Paine from Auckland University's Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Selah Hart, CEO of Hāpai Te Hauora, Stacey Morrison, NZ Breast Foundation Ambassador and Waimarie Onekawa, South Auckland Midwife.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
We meet an Auckland actor, struggling to overcome the stigma of appearing on Police Ten 7. Mihingarangi speaks to the Minister of Māori Development Willie Jackson and Magic Talk host Danny Watson discusses what it's like to be Māori in talkback radio.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
The Hui meets the Kingi whānau who endured years of sexual abuse, now they're speaking out and standing with other survivors to reclaim their mana. And Mihingarangi talks with National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti about the failures at MIQ and his position on a new Māori health authority.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
The Hui visits the community of Bridge Pā in Te Matau a Māui where the over allocation of water has seen their river run dry.
And Mihingarangi speaks to Māori Party president Che Wilson and commentators Tau Henare and Shane Te Pou about the party's donation controversy.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
In 2019, 27-year-old Jamie Kaiwai vanished from Tolaga Bay. Her whānau are convinced she's the victim of foul play but Police say her disappearance isn't suspicious. The Hui revisits her case and shares new details of her disappearance.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Mihingarangi Forbes speaks to Police Minister Poto Williams about the row over Police Ten 7. Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi shares his view on the treatment of inmates, and panelists Professor Tracey McIntosh, Fa'anānā Efeso Collins and Emmy Rākete discuss Police Ten 7 and Corrections.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
How does the housing crisis effect rural Māori?
Ruwani Perera heads to Utakura Valley in Northland where whānau are experiencing extreme housing deprivation. And political commentators Tau Henare and Shane Te Pou discuss the government's handling of the housing crisis.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
The Hui looks at the housing crisis in the Bay of Plenty settlement of Ōpōtiki and Mihingarangi speaks to Police Commissioner Andrew Coster about allegations Police have photographed rangatahi Māori without the permission of their parents.
Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air
The Hui reveals the results of a Horizon Research poll on Māori and the Covid-19 vaccine roll out. Mihingarangi Forbes is joined by panelists Hāpai Te Hauora CEO Selah Hart, Immunologist Dr Anthony Jordan, iwi advocate Hone Harawira, and Deputy Director General of Health - Māori John Whaanga. Made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
The Hui's Mihingarangi Forbes speaks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the latest community outbreak of Covid-19. It comes after a big few days for Ardern who announced on Saturday night that Auckland's coronavirus response would be escalated to alert level 3 after it emerged a COVID-19 case had visited public places while infected.