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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For the past six years, the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care has been hearing victims’ stories. Ruwani Perera talks to a whānau who were separated in care, and are now finding healing through sharing their stories of abuse. They are demanding the Government overhaul Aotearoa’s care system. Gary Williams speaks to The Hui about his challenge to the government when it comes to redress and ensuring the voice of disabled survivors isn’t forgotten. 

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With cuts to the conservation budget, is our national Predator Free by 2050 goal still achievable? An interview with Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, CEO Te Tira Whakamātaki. Plus, we talk kapa haka with our expert panel Hemi Tai Tin and Mercia Yates.

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Eva Ngamotu credits her new outlook on life to the weight loss surgery she underwent a year ago in Turkey. Can drugs like Ozempic deliver the same results without the need to travel offshore? An update interview with Robyn Rauna from Te Aitanga a Māhaki regarding insurance woes post Cyclone Gabrielle. Auckland based slam poetry group Rehe kōrero performs their new piece about Matariki.