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Tauranga has been without an elected council for four years and earlier this week singer-songwriter Ria Hall put her hat in the ring for the position of Mayor. Those elected this year will serve for four years instead of three, before Tauranga rejoins the national three-year cycle in 2028. Alongside her recent mayoral candidacy announcement she speaks about another kaupapa close to her, a short documentary It takes a Kainga addressing the issue of suicide among Maori Mama.

Ria Hall on her bid for the Tauranga Mayoralty

Last week saw the 160th anniversary of the battle of Pukehinahina Gate Pa and coinciding with the anniversary was the release of the documentary NZ Wars Stories of Tauranga Moana the 5th in a series of multi-media documentaries telling the history of the New Zealand Wars, produced by Aotearoa Media Collective and Great Southern Television for RNZ. Koro Nicholas, he uri no Tauranga Moana, was involved in the documentary and he joins Mapuna this week.

Koro Nicholas talks about the new documentary

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Over almost sixty years, Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra took hundreds of thousands of pictures of life in New Zealand. A new illustrated biography Ans Westra - A life in photography interrogates her at times controversial practice. Ans' daughter Lisa van Hulst and author Dr Paul Moon join Susie.

Framing a life: Ans Westra

Following a two-year hiatus, comedian Nazeem Hussain is back on the tour circuit with his new stand-up show Totally Normal. Having cut his teeth in the Melbourne scene in the 1990s, Hussain is one of Australia's biggest comedy stars, with his 2022 YouTube special Hussain in the Membrane racking up millions of views. Having performed sold-out shows around the globe - including opening for controversial comedian Dave Chappelle in New York City - Hussein is back for two shows in NZ .

Big public media shake-up on the cards

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