In the first episode of the new Let's Hui podcast - Julian Wilcox sits down with outgoing Labour Party MP the Hon Peeni Henare. In an in-depth kōrero - Henare opens up about his time in Parliament, his relationships with politicians over the years and what his next steps are.

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The 2025 finale with a special three-part story looking at the single punch that took the life of 37-year-old Daniel Nganeko in Taranaki, followed by highlights from stories by The Hui throughout the year.

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Julian Wilcox is in the studio with Green MP Tamatha Paul and housing expert Liz Cassidy Canning to discuss rangatahi homelessness, after a replay of the report by Ruwani Perera from earlier in the year. And Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith joins Julian to talk about her keynote speech at WIPCE.

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Ruwani Perera reports on a Bay of Plenty charity that distributes surplus kai to whānau in need; Meriana Johnsen is in Singapore with fashion designer Tessa Lont; and Julian Wilcox interviews Hineroa Hakiaha from the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses ahead of their planned strike.

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Ruwani Perera reports on an iwi-led alternative to boot camp aimed at helping rangatahi stay out of the youth justice system. John Boynton is in Bluff with a chef making her mark on Southland cuisine, and Julian Wilcox interviews Auckland mayoral candidate Kerrin Leoni about the upcoming local government elections.

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Live from Hirangi Marae, Tūrangi, a special programme celebrating the life of Ngāti Tūwharetoa Ariki Tā Tumu Te Heuheu, who passed away last week. Julian Wilcox talks to Labour’s Peeni Henare, who is a family friend of the Te Heuheu whānau. And John Boynton is in Melbourne with Māori surgeon Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri, who has received the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science international award.

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Julian Wilcox is in the studio with Labour Party List MP Willie Jackson, talking about the Tāmaki by-election and the controversial comments made by Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris. Plus, John Boynton is on the frontline of dog patrol in South Auckland as attempts are made to deal with the growing problem of roaming dogs, and Shilo Kino is at the KUPU Māori Writers' Festival at Lake Okataina.

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A special Te Wiki o Te Reo (Māori Language Week) programme. Kayne Ngātokowhā Peters profiles two young wāhine Māori creating new te reo business pathways; Tāmati Rimene-Sproat talks to singer AJA about her new single; and Julian Wilcox interviews Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust chairman Raniera Procter.

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