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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The fight to bring te reo Māori and tikanga into the small Central Otago town Alexandra has been a painful one - but is the region turning a new corner? Plus, Wellington’s mayor Tory Whanau is live in studio to discuss her roller-coaster time leading our capital city - and what lies ahead.

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A special tribute show for Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero Tuawhitu live from Tūrangawaewae Marae. Moe mai rā.

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Two years ago a one percent medical risk changed the lives of a Tūrangi whānau forever. Deana Tamati is using her grief to warn other hapū māmā about the risks of natural birth after caesarean. Plus, An interview with Māori breast cancer survivor and surgeon Maxine Ronald, talking about treating cancer and fighting inequities.

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Māori creatives are fighting to take their taonga tohorā in and out of Aotearoa, an international convention is making it near impossible to travel with their taonga. And, Ngāti Whakaue potter Kaeleb Ngatai is a clay creative who discovered pottery after one of his darkest times.

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Julian Wilcox sits down with Social Development Minister Louise Upston to discuss benefit sanctions, rising Māori unemployment, and the Steps to Freedom Grant. Plus, the Wairarapa hapū who has turned to social media to help fundraise for Te Whare Hangahanga - their cutting edge housing project.

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From the re-establishment of Boot camps for youth offenders to the potential disestablishment of Māori wards across the motu, our political panelists weigh in on the latest from the beehive. Plus, she’s the wāhine from Te Arawa who has survived cancer, and is now fighting fit.

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Our national disgrace, we have survivors weighing in on the Abuse in Care inquiry, its findings, recommendations and the future. Eugene Ryder, Paora Moyle and Ihorangi Reweti Peters joins Julian Wilcox live in studio.

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