MATA with Mihingarangi Forbes

With just days until the election, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins MATA to discuss her party’s growing support amongst Māori voters, the cost of living crisis, its controversial engagement with gangs, and what role the Greens could play in the next government.
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Are Māori voters putting off getting medical help, and what's stopping them from seeking care? What do they think of the government's approach to the environment? Journalists Roihana Nuri and Claudette Hauiti unpack the latest Mata-Horizon Research poll and examine a snapshot of responses from voters surveyed across the seven Māori electorates.
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At 14, Valiant Overcomer walked away from the only world he had ever known. He fled Gloriavale with two of his sisters.

The Overcomers were one of the few whānau Māori inside the isolated Christian community. He says they were treated as second class.

Valiant recalls what it was like growing up Māori in Gloriavale, and the moment he chose to leave. He speaks about reconnecting with his reo and whakapapa, and why, despite everything, he has not turned his back on the community he was raised in.
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Treaty of Waitangi Negotations and Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith sits down with Labour's Willie Jackson to discuss the removal of Treaty clauses from legislation, calls to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal, and the overrepresentation of Māori in the justice system.
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In this special episode of MATA Reports, we reveal the results of our poll of Maori voters on both the general and Maori rolls. Who are they giving their party vote to this election, and how is the cost of living affecting their everyday lives? Panellists Tau Henare, Tina Wickliffe, Jack Tautokai McDonald and Maringi James join us to unpack the results and share their whakaaro about the contests shaping up in the Maori electorates.
This episode was recorded prior to the passing of The Right Honourable Adrian Rurawhe. E te rangatira Adrian, ko te aunga o te moe ki a koe.
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