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In this latest episode of Mata Reports, Mihingarangi Forbes explores the forces shaping David Seymour’s ideologies, through the eyes of a former party insider.

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Mihingarangi Forbes & Annabelle Lee-Mather
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Natasha Vela
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Jana Te Nahu Owen
RNZ Commissioner, Māori
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Ngā mihi Jane Patterson, Tim Burnell, Nicholas Meuli and Samuel Robinson.

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