Mihingarangi Forbes

Pundits have predicted the media shut-out at Te Tii marae - and politicians pulling out - might mean the end of Waitangi Day as we know it. But will the media simply follow the leader next year?   Audio

If politics is your thing, then the battle for the seven Maori seats is a must watch. With the election date seven months away our Maori Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes takes a look at how things… Audio

Hinewehi Mohi (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe) sparked controversy when she sung just the Maori version of 'God Defend New Zealand' at a World Cup rugby match in 1999. Hinewehi writes waiata and sings… Audio

Andrew Judd is the former mayor of New Plymouth who describes himself as a 'recovering racist' after experiencing a severe backlash to his proposals for Maori rights on the district council. He was… Audio

In November last year, more than 7,000 school children in Wairarapa took part in a record-breaking haka, 'Ko Wairarapa', written 30 years ago by Paora Ammunson (Te Arawa, Rangitane and Ngati… Audio

Mihingarangi and Colin are joined by the editor of Mana magazine, Leonie Hayden, (Ngati Whatua o Kaipara te iwi, Ngati Rango te hapu) and long-serving television executive and producer, Keith Slater… Audio

The broadcaster and former Alliance MP, Willie Jackson is planning a political comeback. He's announced he'll stand on the list for the Labour Party Audio

The Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox is at Orakei Marae in Auckland where the Prime Minister, Bill English, is due to arrive shortly. Audio

One of the most stirring sights of Waitangi Day is the great fleet of waka that gathers each year at Te Tii. Audio

This year a number of the waka that gathered at Waitangi were crewed by women. While women don't crew waka taua or war canoes - they've traditionally paddled waka tete, or fishing canoes. Audio

Te Tii Marae trustees have been criticised for how they've handled commemorations at the marae this year. Audio

As you heard, as we came into the programme, Waitangi Day commemorations are already well underway at the Treaty Grounds in Waitangi. Audio

As politicians across the divide arrive at Ratana Pa, sparking the beginning of an election year, the Maori Party has proclaimed a new unified Maori movement, saying the pa's partnership with Labour… Audio

It was a rocky start for the Maori Party's Whanau Ora policy seven years ago but in the past two years the three commissioning agencies have reached and are engaging with 8,900 families. Audio

There are still too few Māori in NZ’s newsrooms, a media researcher says. Audio

The country's most southern iwi, Ngai Tahu has a membership of 55 thousand, 60 percent of which live outside of the South Island. A new research project is seeking to paint a unique blueprint of the… Audio