Mihingarangi Forbes
Labour's Maori caucus push to fix longstanding problems
Labour campaigned to win all seven Maori electorates and did just that, unseating Maori Party Co-Leader, Te Ururoa Flavell in Waiariki along the way. The seven Maori seats and a further two general… Audio
Man wants Waiheke's Ōmiha Bay changed to 'Rocky Bay'
A proposal to change the name of Omiha Bay on Waiheke Island to Rocky Bay has riled up more than 200 individuals who object to the suggestion of change. Audio
Māori teens behind thrash metal band signed by Berlin music agency
Alien Weaponry, made up of three Waipu teenagers, including two brothers, sing about Tino Rangatiratanga, land confiscations and Māori prophets. Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Video, Audio
Māori issues correspondent analyses Māori seats results
RNZ's Māori issues correspondent is Mihingarangi Forbes. Audio
'The mandate National has is clearly stronger than Labour’ – English
National leader Bill English says his party is keen to work with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, and expects there will be direct discussions between the leaders in the coming days. Video, Audio
Shane Jones likely to return to Parliament
John Campbell talks to presumed New Zealand First MP Shane Jones, who has been re-elected to Parliament - this time under a different party. Video, Audio
Labour candidate Tamati Coffey ahead in Waiariki race
Labour's Tamati Coffey is ahead by nearly 1000 votes in the race for Waiariki and says he is quietly optimistic about the results. Video, Audio
‘This is going to be history in the making’ - Kelvin Davis
Labour is on top in regards to the seven Māori electorates. Labour deputy leader Kelvin Davis says that's because the party's message is 'resounding within Māoridom'. Video, Audio
Hone Harawira unlikely to win Te Tai Tokerau
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira is trailing behind Labour's Kelvin Davis in the race for Te Tai Tokerau. Video, Audio
'We have to have a vote of faith in ourselves' - Marama Fox
A coalition between Jacinda and herself, 'would have been a dream come true'. Maori Party leader Marama Fox says. Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox is unlikely to gain Ikaroa-Rawhiti from Labour's Meka… Video, Audio
Te Ururoa Flavell joins RNZ to discuss early vote count
Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says he's waiting for the results to settle down to see how his party has done in the general election. Video, Audio
‘Strong start but early days’ - Steven Joyce
National campaign manager Steven Joyce says the results are subject to change throughout the evening as 'there's been so much change throughout the campaign'. Jane Patterson asks him to respond to… Video, Audio
Early results put Labour head in multiple Maori seats
RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes discusses how the early poll results are looking in the Maori seats. Video, Audio
RNZ Election Special begins
RNZ's election special kicks off. Political Editor Jane Patterson and Maori Affairs correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes join John Campbell in the RNZ studio. Video, Audio
Hauraki Waikato's King movement 'blue bloods' vie for seat
The contest for the Māori electorate of Hauraki Waikato is being called the battle of the blue bloods.
Both the current MP Nanaia Mahuta and her cousin the Māori Party's Rahui Papa are members of the… Audio
How to talk politics in Te Reo Māori
We're in the midst of the election campaign, and it's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, so how do we kōrero politics in te reo? RNZ Māori issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes joins Guyon Espiner for a… Video, Audio
Te wiki o te Reo Māori - what's on?
It's Te wiki o Te Reo Maori. Mihingarangi Forbes joins Guyon for a korero. Audio
Calls for south Auckland colonial statue to be removed
Calls are gathering pace for a colonial statue in Otahuhu to be removed and relocated. The subject of the memorial, Colonel Marmaduke Nixon is nothing more than a thug, according to one Auckland man… Video, Audio
Precious prayer book dusted off for NZ Wars commemorations
As preparations are made for the country's first official commemoration of the NZ wars; a number of precious taonga or treasures, including a Maori prayer book, dating back to 1883, are being dusted… Audio
Mike Hosking gets it wrong, again - Māori Party
Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox says Mike Hosking has got it wrong again. The Seven Sharp presenter went to air last night to clarify a blunder over his earlier comments that people needed to be on… Audio
