Native Affairs

Māori Television’s flagship news show began in 2007, with a kaupapa of tackling current affairs from a Te Ao Māori perspective. Coverage of Waitangi Day, elections, plus investigations (eg into the Urewera Raids, Kiwi troops in Afghanistan, and management of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust) saw Native Affairs win acclaim, plus Best Current Affairs Show at the 2011 Aotearoa Film and TV Awards. The team included Juian Wilcox, Mihingarangi Forbes, and Maramena Roderick. In 2015 the one-hour show was reduced to 30 minutes; in 2018 it was cancelled, as part of a rebrand of Māori Television's current affairs shows.