Kingi Tuheitia has called a national hui for next month, to bring together the many voices of Māori.
The announcement comes just a day after hundreds of people turned out at protests right around the motu, with demonstrators voicing concern over some of the new Government's plans and rhetoric on the Treaty of Waitangi.
Political commentator and presenter of RNZ's Mata programme, Mihingarangi Forbes, spoke to Charlotte Cook.
