The host, Mihingarangi Forbes, smiling at the camera.

White text reads, "Mata".

27m

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

9 episodes

Tania Waikato on the Haka That Shook the World, the Political Fall, and Why She Opposes the Regulatory Standards Bill

In the wake of an unprecedented punishment for the haka that drew global attention to the Treaty Principles Bill, Te Pāti Māori legal representative Tania Waikato reflects on the fallout, the opposition to the Regulatory Standards Bill, and what this moment reveals about Māori political power.
Season 3/Episode 11
27m

Chris Hipkins - A Blue Budget That's Firmly in the Red for Women and Māori

Chris Hipkins discusses the impact of the budget on Māori and how Labour plans to win back voters.
Season 3/Episode 10
25m

A Woman's Worth: How the Fight for Pay Equity Just Got Harder

E tū Union National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh discusses the government’s controversial Equal Pay Amendment Act that makes it harder for women-dominated workforces to achieve pay equity.
Season 3/Episode 9
27m

It's a (Biological) Man's World. Shane Jones: Minister, Hitman, Culture Warrior.

Shane Jones is back on the frontlines, taking the war on woke to the Waitākere Ranges and backing a bill that would define womanhood and manhood by biology. The NZ First senior minister on co-governance, culture wars, and the politics of identity. Note: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly stated that the Government’s proposed changes to early childhood sector regulations would remove the requirement to have adult toilet facilities. This is not the case. Instead the review recommended removing the licensing requirement to have an adult suitable toilet, as it is already stipulated by the Building Code. Therefore, the requirement for adult toilets remain.
Season 3/Episode 8
26m

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

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

“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

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

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