Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes

Four months after her body was found on a Northland beach, Joanna Sione-Lauaki’s murder is unsolved. Her whānau is desperate for answers – and they want cruel rumours to stop so they can grieve. 

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“Insulting to everybody” - former Minister for Treaty Negotiations Andrew Little shares his views on the Treaty Principles Bill, the realignment of Te Arawhiti, the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai… Read more Video, Audio

The mother of the three missing Marokopa children tells Mata she believes a recent exchange between a pig hunter and her daughter was a cry for help. Read more Video, Audio

Perenara McAllister was killed while trying to protect someone else. His whānau are still looking for justice. Read more Video, Audio

Treaty lawyer and former Mana Party candidate Annette Sykes discusses the amendments to the Marine and Coastal Areas Act, and Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris shares how it will impact his electorate and… Read more Video, Audio

Te Rūnanga o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori co-chair Rawiri Wright discusses Te Wiki o Te Reo, and Taxpayer Union Executive Director Jordan Willliams shares his views on the Treaty Principles Bill. Read more Video, Audio

Mata is at the tangihanga of the seventh Maaori monarch as the motu descends on Tuurangawaewae to pay their respects. We speak to Waikato Tainui Communications Manager Jason Ake, broadcaster Rangi… Read more Video, Audio

Watch: In this new video investigation from the Mata Reports series by the Aotearoa Media Collective, Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather visit Kawerau and hear warnings about the fast-track… Read more Video, Audio

Kaipara District Councillor Pera Paniora speaks about her council’s decision to scrap its Māori ward, and commentators Hinurewa Te Hau and Meka Whaitiri discuss the latest in politics. Read more Video, Audio

Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime discusses the opposition to 7AA and the Ngāpuhi hīkoi to Parliament, and Green MP Tamatha Paul shares her views on military boot camps. Read more Video, Audio

Former Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson shares his views on the upcoming Treaty Principles Bill and Seymour's Pharmac Treaty directive. Then we're joined by panelists Hinurewa Te Hau and… Read more Video, Audio

Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka discusses the big challenges facing Māori and how the coalition government plans to address them. Read more Video, Audio

Green MP Teanau Tuiono on the failure of the latest carbon credits auction and what it means for our climate targets. Then Shane Te Pou and India Logan-Riley discuss the future of the ETS. Read more Video, Audio

Dr. Shane Reti on the government's failure to fund 13 promised cancer treatments and what the budget means for Maori. Then patient advocate Malcolm Mulholland and health expert Dr. Rawiri… Read more Video, Audio

Te Pāti Māori leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi on their nationwide activation to disrupt Budget 2024 and commentators Dr Lara Greaves and Shane Te Pou discuss the latest in politics. Read more Video, Audio

Tina Olsen-Ratana is a landowner who’s landless. For over a century, her whānau’s whenua has been caught in perpetual lease, which prevents them from utilising it. As New Zealanders debate the notion… Read more Video, Audio

Whānau Ora chairperson Merepeka Raukawa-Tait on 7AA and the future of Whānau Ora under the coalition. Then Kiritapu Allan and Haimona Gray discuss the politics of toilets and tikanga, as well as what… Read more Video, Audio

We speak to Ngāti Pukenga representative Rahera Ohia about the iwi’s Waitangi Tribunal claim over the repeal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act. Then panelists Charlie Rahiri and Koro Nicholas… Read more Video, Audio

Former MFAT Minister Nanaia Mahuta shares her views on the Government’s position on the war in Gaza, mandatory referendums for Māori wards, and the scrapping of Three Waters. Then we discuss the… Read more Video, Audio

Historian Scott Hamilton on Aotearoa’s dark history of segregation, and panelists Tina Wickliffe and Shane Te Pou discuss opposition to affirmative action, the surge in anti-trans protests, the… Read more Video, Audio

Mike Smith discusses his groundbreaking climate change court case, then commentators Khylee Quince and Matt Tukaki reflect on the first 100 days of the coalition government. Read more Video, Audio

Former Minister of Broadcasting Willie Jackson speaks to Mihingarangi about the state of the media landscape following the demise of Newshub. Then, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson reacts to the… Read more Video, Audio

In a candid interview on the eve of Waitangi Day, NZ First Minister Shane Jones discusses the recent criticism of his party by Māori, why he thinks it's time to review the Waitangi Tribunal, and… Read more Video, Audio

In a fiery interview recorded at Waitangi, ACT leader David Seymour talks to Mihi about his views on Te Tiriti, Tino Rangatiratanga, and Te Ture Whenua Māori. Read more Video, Audio

The fate of the Treaty of Waitangi is teetering on the brink of a popular vote, as the new coalition government pledges to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill, potentially triggering a referendum. Read more Video, Audio

Launched in 2018, the Māori Carbon Collective was promoted as an indigenous approach to carbon farming, enabling iwi to prosper from the Emissions Trading Scheme while helping to tackle climate… Read more Video, Audio

In her first interview since the election, former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Nanaia Mahuta speaks about the latest in Gaza. Then former Labour MP for Northcote Shanan Halbert and former… Read more Video, Audio

Alf Filipaina and Kerrin Leoni speak to Mihingarangi about the Auckland Council voting against Māori wards, and commentators Tina Wickliffe and Dr. Lara Greaves discuss the latest in politics. Read more Video, Audio

Tau Henare, Morgan Godfery, and a range of politicians join Mihingarangi Forbes to discuss the election results and what the future looks like for Māori. Read more Video, Audio

Rawiri Waititi discusses racism, Te Tiriti, working with National, and his vision for Aotearoa hōu. Read more Video, Audio