With 1News reporters Yvonne Tahana, Abbey Wakefield, and Ali Pugh; artist and activist Tāme Iti; former Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse; NZ Initiative local government specialist Nick Clark; and ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar.
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Wrap up: Major local election results, upsets, Māori wards
Q+A speaks to 1News reporters across the country as another local government election wraps up.
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1News' Yvonne Tahana also reflects on the results of the referenda on Māori wards. On preliminary results, 17 councils have voted to keep them and 25 have voted to remove the wards.
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Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
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Local elections: What to do about dire voter turnout
On preliminary figures, national turnout for the local elections stands at 33%, according to Local Government New Zealand. While numbers are expected to increase as more results roll in, it's likely to fall well short of the 41% recorded just three years ago.
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New Zealand Initiative's local government specialist Nick Clark and former Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse joins Q+A to discuss the state of the sector, and why more people aren't interested.
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Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.
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Mana: Tāme Iti on art, activism, fight for Māori rights
Tāme Iti has lived a life.
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From his childhood in Ruatoki, he was on the frontlines of the Springbok Tour protests, the 1975 land march, and even tried to join North Vietnamese fighters during the Vietnam War.
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At times, Iti has been a controversial figure. In others, he has been revered.
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Q+A visited him at his studio in Whakatāne. Iti reflects on his life as he releases his autobiography: Mana.
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Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, October 5 2025
With Minister for Building and Construction Chris Penk, Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby, and global tax expert Michael Keen.
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