James Meager on te reo, Te Tiriti, and Te Wai Pounamu

National's James Meager sits down for a wide-ranging interview, discussing the coalition government's controversial positions on te reo Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, reflecting on his Ngāi Tahu identity & his mahi as Minister for Te Wai Pounamu alongside his Hunting and Fishing & Youth portfolios.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The war in Tehran may feel a world away, but its impacts are already hitting home. Te Pāti Māori co-leader Deb Ngarewa-Packer says whānau here are feeling the squeeze. So what does this mean for Māori, how much worse could it get, and is the government moving fast enough?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Following a High Court win, Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been reinstated after a very personal and public feud that's gripped the motu. But how will her "repatriation" work in practice? And will she stay?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Willie Jackson speaks to Mihingarangi about Labour's plan to reclaim the Māori seats, what it has learnt from its last term in government, and whether it plans to work with or against Te Pāti Māori and the Greens.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins MATA to share his views on the political landscape, including whom he would and would not work with, and what Labour could have done better in government.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ahead of Waitangi Day, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka joins Mihingarangi Forbes for a wide-ranging interview, discussing the Treaty Principles Bill, the Ngāpuhi settlement, emergency housing, whether he has ambitions to become Attorney-General, and Peeni Henare’s shock resignation.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

MATA Reports examines the crisis within Te Pāti Māori as an exclusive poll of Māori voters reveals the impact on its support.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ousted Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris speaks candidly to Mihingarangi Forbes about the mounting internal tensions within Te Pāti Māori that led to the current fall out. John Tamihere was approached to respond to the allegations made in this episode. He declined to comment on what he described as "any matters based on hearsay, innuendo, accusation, or insinuation."Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In an extended interview, co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi discuss their plan to change the government, their priority policies, and how they will steady their waka after one of the most turbulent periods in the party’s history.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details