Our first episode for 2025 is live from Ngāmotu, at Te Matatini o te Kāhui Maunga. We look at one of the new teams to Te Matatini, Te Uri o Manumanu, and Julian Wilcox is joined by the Te Matatini chair, Tā Herewini Parata, chief judge Dr Turuhira Hare, and Taranaki leader Liana Poutu.

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Booted out of Australia, and branded for life. Former deportees explain how they’re trying to overcome the stigma of being a 501 in Aotearoa. Plus, Te Pā chair Hurimoana Dennis weighs in on the new gang patch law banning patches in public.

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A special programme live from Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua. As the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti inches closer to parliament, The Hui talk to organisers, commentators and whānau who have marched side by side in opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill and other Government policies impacting Māori.

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A special programme live from Ōhinemutu in Rotorua. We mourn the last surviving member of the 28th Māori Battalion, Sir Robert 'Bom' Gilles. Plus, as Māori take to the streets to protest against the Treaty Principles Bill, ACT leader David Seymour fronts up to talk about his contentious bill.

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The health system is under strain and hospitals are struggling. Are emergency departments becoming unsafe? A Hui exclusive with the whānau of Gisborne mum Jane Brunt who suffered the tragic consequences of a failure in ED. Plus, crochet artists Lissy and Rudi brighten up the world one loop at a time.

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As the government looks to build infrastructure, faster - Northland hapū are saying no to taking their land for rail and road. And, good news out of the East Coast settlement of Wairoa - the rebirth of their local paper, the Wairoa Star. 

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Taking to the streets - a new generation of activist leaders. We speak to Toitū te tiriti organisers on taking their fight to parliament. Plus, renowned dancer and performer,  Rodney Bell opens up about his latest project in his expansive career.

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Māori are protesting outside of parliament but what about the Māori inside cabinet? How much influence does the Minister for Māori Development have? Tama Potaka sits down with Julian Wilcox to talk about the Treaty, the Reo, and his advocacy for Māori.

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