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Native Affairs

Māori Television’s award-winning current affairs series Native Affairs, for more news from a “native” perspective.
News & Current Affairs
Stream Worldwide
Season 11
Season 12

Episode 1

Tonight on Native Affairs: The Judgement - a Family Court ruling forbidding a little girl from attending any Maori language immersion school. Lara - the lady who accused Sir Peter Leitch of racism. Motai - we invetigate what it is to be from Raukawa.

Episode 2

Tonight on native Affairs; A Knight’s Tale – (Sir Mark Solomon), Whale Tails (Kaikoura Moana), and Road to Recovery (Kaikoura Rebuild).

Episode 3

Tonight on Native Affairs; My Bros are Dying (Mob claim), On the Waka with Te Matau a Māui, Writers Retreat - David Seidler Oscar winning script writer, for The King's Speech, and lastly, Labour of Love.

Episode 4

Tonight on Native Affairs: Rite to Die (Assisted Death), The Nark (Cherie), Hauora Vox Pops, and Full Blooded Māori (Bloodlines).

Episode 5

Tonight on Native Affairs: Bloodlines (RECAP), High Hopes (HEMP), Ian Taylor Showing Off Innovation, Inventing Kiwis, and It's Puzzling (PUZZLE).

Episode 6

Tonight on Native Affairs: The Flood, Marae Emergency, and Ngāti Awa Volunteer Army in Edgecumbe.

Episode 7

Tonight on Native Affairs: Hush Money Claim (STATE ABUSE), An Allegation of Abuse (PAORA), Tamariki Talk (Youth), and A Voyce of Reason - the first advocacy group for children in care.

Episode 8

 Tonight on Native Affairs; Edged Out (Poroporo), Marae Hunting (Hunting), Sickening (Pipi), and Home Fires (Matua Kore). 

Episode 9

Fight for Life: Front Row, Hawkes Bay; Helping the Helpers: PTSD; Tamaki Rākau-Rau: Ngāti Whātua; Iwi Tours: White Island.

Episode 10

Tonight on Native Affairs; Shorty Turns 25: Shortland Street, Is Kevin Henry Innocent? (NITV), The Lonely Paepae, and Hineraukatauri turns 21.

Episode 11

On Native Affairs tonight we have Henrietta's Baby, Barbies, Tjilirra Men's Movement, and Christina Asher.

Episode 12

Tonight on Native Affairs: Rua Kēnana Pardon, 1967 Yes Book (NITV), and Katrina's Kona Challenge.

Episode 13

Tonight on Native Affairs: Desperately Seeking a Home, The Little School that could (Nuhaka), The Healing Arts - Tawhanga, and Wonder Woman (NITV).

Episode 14

Tonight on Native Affairs: A warning to Tongariro tourists. Selling our water - 427 million litres at $943. Alpine water for sale. Nannies busking to save an icon.

Episode 15

Led by host Oriini Kaipara, the award-winning current affairs team investigate regional and national stories from a Maori perspective, as well as international indigenous news.

Episode 16

Led by host Oriini Kaipara, the award-winning current affairs team investigate regional and national stories from a Maori perspective, as well as international indigenous news.

Episode 17

Tonight on Native Affairs; Flood victims may sue council: EDGECUMBE AFTERMATH, Gangs KO killings: GANG FIGHT, Where the whakapapa are you?, and, It's Kaikōura not Kai-cow-ra.

Episode 18

Moerewa, fixing their own housing problems; P Family, a Palmerston Nth whānau and the reality of living with P; Christs College, compulsory te reo Māori included for all Year 9's; Elvis, Brendon Chase will soon be the first Kiwi to compete at Elvis

Episode 19

SYNTHETICS, Warning: there are disturbing images in this story; ORI TAHITI, Heiva festival celebrating Tahitian culture; LANGUAGE MATTERS, the Gumbaynggirr language part of curriculum at Woolgoolga High School, Sydney Australia; ARIOI TAHITI, a

Episode 20

Led by host Oriini Kaipara, the award-winning current affairs team investigate regional and national stories from a Maori perspective, as well as international indigenous news.

Episode 21

Led by host Oriini Kaipara, the award-winning current affairs team investigate regional and national stories from a Maori perspective, as well as international indigenous news.

Episode 27

Racism in NZ: Part 1, Seeking Justice. NZ Police accept they have an issue of unconscious bias against Māori but fail to reduce the number of Māori being arrested; Part 2, Educate Me. A recent unconscious bias in education report claims some teachers

Episode 28

On Native Affairs tonight; Māori Wardens and the Church of Scientology, The Housing Guru, and The Māori Wolverine.

Episode 29

On Native Affairs tonight; New Zealand's Trafficking Underbelly, The Mystery of the Māori Hollywood Star, and Te Uruwera Raids - A Decade of Rebuilding.

Episode 30

Led by host Oriini Kaipara, the award-winning current affairs team investigate regional and national stories from a Maori perspective, as well as international indigenous news.

Episode 31

Tonight on Native Affairs: Matauranga Māori, Songlines, and Wrestlemania.

Episode 32

Tonight on Native Affairs; Reclaiming Māori History, Taranaki Land War Continues, Māori MP's Land Battle, Māori Warrior Lessons & Kids Teach us Māori History.

Episode 33

Tonight on Native Affairs: Strongman, Whakatohea, Religious Education, and Deadly Youth (NITV).

Episode 34

Led by host Oriini Kaipara, the award-winning current affairs team investigate regional and national stories from a Māori perspective, as well as international indigenous news.

Episode 35

On Native Affairs tonight; Parents v State Care and Family Violence Victims - Pets.

Episode 36

SYNTHETICS A West Auckland whānau issued a public challenge to drug dealers to stop selling synthetic drugs. Memphis Pitman died less than two weeks ago. His whānau believe it was his addiction to synthetic drugs that caused his death. HUMANS Neglect

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