Something for the People

Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote? Should the wealthy pay more tax? And was it okay for politicians to visit a gang pad to win votes? Joined again by two rangatahi Māori who have plenty to say about te ao...

One supports Te Pāti Māori, the other supports National. Kua piri mai a Te Horowai Mapapalangi rāua ko Taane Aruka ki te pae! With the election just weeks away, we've bought two rangatahi Māori with different political...

We're back with Nau mai te hapa! Anei ngā hapa i rangona e Tākuta Anaha Hiini i tērā wiki Nobody's safe. Not the presenters, not even the ones who can recite whakataukī in their sleep. This week's hapa are in - another...

We're wrapping up our kōrero with Charlie Rahiri, Chair of Ngāti Ranginui, with a conversation about Māori economic development, the power of investing in our people, and what it takes to create opportunities for future...

It’s not IF, but WHEN… We’re talking about volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and even just too much rainfall to handle. Are we doing enough to prepare ourselves before disaster strikes? The risks are high and we...

Six lives lost. 27 years of warnings. A $12,000 report that councillors never read. How did we get here? Our special manuhiri is Charlie Rahiri, who is now working as a Recovery Manager at Tauranga City Council and also...

What does the future of Māori media look like, and what will it take to get us there? We sit down with two recognisable broadcasters, Julian Wilcox and Maiki Sherman, to talk about the changing world of media, the...

This week, Chey, Kereama and Hinurewa are diving into tohutohu - a reo Māori rule you might think you've already mastered, but there's more to it than meets the eye! And, Kereama gets caught out (once again) with "mō =...

We're back talking POLITICS! ️ What do Maiki Sherman and Julian Wilcox really think of the candidates vying for our Māori electorate seats? As hosts of Whakatau 2026, these two have been right in the thick of the...

Just over a month out from the election, we’re joined by two special manuhiri who know the media and political landscape inside out - Julian Wilcox and Maiki Sherman. What are they seeing as we head into the final...

Tākuta Anaha Hiini has been listening closely again, and he’s got a fresh batch of hapa reo for us to wānanga. But hapa aren’t the only kaupapa on the table this week... we also get into the art of subtitling! Not only...

The kōrero continues... In this July interview, Justin Tipa and Tuku Morgan get into some of the kaupapa we don’t often hear them speak about publicly. We ask about the Kotahitanga Fund and what it could mean for the...

What happens when the leaders from two of our most established post-settlement iwi sit down for a kōrero? Back in July, we brought together Justin Tipa (Ngāi Tahu) and Tuku Morgan (Waikato-Tainui) to talk about the big...

The top job at Whakaata Māori is up for grabs, but what will it take to lead our biggest Māori media platform into its next chapter? We asked Kingi Kiriona, former Te Karere journalist, former Whakaata Māori board...

The ACT party wants to wind back the Waitangi Tribunal’s mandate, cutting off claims lodged after 2008 and taking away its ability to scrutinise what the government is doing now. So, what would that actually mean for...