Te Pāti Māori - From Comeback to Crisis
NewMATA Reports examines the crisis within Te Pāti Māori as an exclusive poll of Māori voters reveals the impact on its support.
19 Dec 2025
29m
29m
New Episode | MATA Reports examines the crisis within Te Pāti Māori as an exclusive poll of Māori voters reveals the impact on its support.
Made with the support of NZ On Air & Te Māngai Pāho
4 episodes
Lost Property: How Police Lost Two Houses and an Iwi's Trust
MATA Reports investigates how two rundown police houses in the Horowhenua town of Shannon slipped through the cracks of government process when they were supposed to be protected within a treaty land-banking process. Instead of being held for Ngāti Whakatere, the homes were quietly on-sold into private hands, leaving the iwi and the community asking how taxpayer-funded houses could vanish during a housing crisis. Lost Property exposes the gap between policy and practice, revealing the real-world impact when Crown agencies fail to protect assets meant to help address historic wrongs.
1 Dec 2025
27m
Not Her Destiny: Former church member asks, "Did I not deserve to be protected?"
For years, Destiny Church shaped every part of Lynia Morseu-Tol's life: her faith, her family, and her identity. As a takatāpui wahine Māori, its teachings left her feeling ashamed, conflicted, and alone—all while she endured years of abuse at home.
16 years after leaving the church, Lynia speaks out about its leaders, whom she believes failed to protect her, and condemns Ngāti Uenuku - Rainbow Community.
This is Lynia's story of reckoning with faith, identity, and whānau.
30 Sept 2025
28m
ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda, and What It Means for Aotearoa
With ACT’s record 2023 election result and David Seymour’s rise to Deputy Prime Minister, the party is reshaping Aotearoa’s political landscape. But behind its growing power is a network of ideas—some homegrown, some imported—that raise questions about its stance on Te Tiriti and indigenous rights. MATA explores the forces shaping David Seymour’s ideologies, through the eyes of a former party insider.
21 May 2025
39m
Trailers & bonus video
Te Pāti Māori Trailer
MATA Reports examines the crisis within Te Pāti Māori as an exclusive poll of Māori voters reveals the impact on its support.
1m
Lost Property Trailer
MATA Reports investigates how two rundown police houses in the Horowhenua town of Shannon slipped through the cracks of government process.
1m
Not Her Destiny Trailer
For years, Destiny Church shaped every part of Lynia Morseu-Tol's life: her faith, her family, and her identity. As a takatāpui wahine Māori, its teachings left her feeling ashamed, conflicted, and alone—all while she endured years of abuse at home.
16 years after leaving the church, Lynia speaks out about its leaders, whom she believes failed to protect her, and condemns Ngāti Uenuku - Rainbow Community.
This is Lynia's story of reckoning with faith, identity, and whānau.
1m
ACT Trailer
With ACT’s record 2023 election result and David Seymour’s rise to Deputy Prime Minister, the party is reshaping Aotearoa’s political landscape. But behind its growing power is a network of ideas—some homegrown, some imported—that raise questions about its stance on Te Tiriti and indigenous rights. Mata explores the forces shaping David Seymour’s ideologies, through the eyes of a former party insider.
1m
