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Māori Television’s award-winning current affairs series Native Affairs, offers analysis of the news from a “native” perspective.

  • 1Forgotten Sons In ten days time the country will pause and remember those who have given their lives in battle. But the army itself might like to pause and consider for a moment how it treated two former soldiers who were horrifically maimed. Instead of looking after the Nepata brothers, they ejected them from the army and they were all but forgotten. They have never received neither an apology nor any compensation for what they suffered. Native Affairs tells their story in the hope that Defence officials will revisit the case. The item is followed by an interview with United Future Leader Peter Dunne, who chaired the Parliamentary Select Committee that recommended compensation for the Nepata Brothers.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 51
    • Finish 0 : 20 : 25
    • Duration 19 : 34
    Reporters
    • Ruwani Perera (Reporter, Maori Television Service)
    • Mihingarangi Forbes (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • George Nepata (Former Soldier, New Zealand Defence Force)
    • Damien Nepata (Former Soldier, New Zealand Defence Force)
    • Christine Kidwell (George and Damien Nepata's Mother)
    • Ron Mark (Former MP, New Zealand First Party)
    • Gary Brandon (Former Soldier, Former Soldier, New Zealand Defence Force)
    • Peter Dunne (Leader, United Future Party)
    Contributors
    • Richard Langston (Producer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2Interview with the new Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.

    • Start 0 : 22 : 37
    • Finish 00 : 30 : 19
    • Duration 07 : 42
    Reporters
    • Mihingarangi Forbes (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Dame Susan Devoy (Race Relations Commissioner)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Home Run The ever increasing gap between home affordability and home ownership is pushing the New Zealand quarter acre dream beyond the reach of many whanau. In Auckland and Christchurch the housing shortage means people are paying top dollar and in the provinces a lack of employment makes even cheap homes unaffordable. But as Billie Jo Hohepa Ropiha discovered, some iwi are stepping up to the plate to help get whanau into whare.

    • Start 00 : 32 : 32
    • Finish 00 : 41 : 54
    • Duration 09 : 22
    Reporters
    • Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha (Reporter, Maori Television Service)
    Speakers
    • Rau Hoskin (Architect)
    • Ana Buchanan (Renter)
    • Moana-o-Hinerangi (Ana's Mother)
    • Teone Sciascia (Programme Adviser, Whai Rawa)
    • Victoria Kingi (Managing Director, Papakainga Solutions Limited)
    Locations
    • Mount Maunganui, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
    • Tauranga, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Parliament is currently considering a change to the Crown Minerals Bill which would punish protesters deemed to be interfering with offshore petroleum and mineral exploration in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone. Interview with Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges.

    • Start 0 : 43 : 57
    • Finish 0 : 50 : 22
    • Duration 06 : 25
    Reporters
    • Mihingarangi Forbes (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Simon Bridges (Minister for Energy and Resources)
    Live Broadcast
    • Yes
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Created Equal The Marriage Equality Bill currently before Parliament shows New Zealand society still has some way to go before every New Zealander is created equal. Semiramis Holland speaks to broadcaster Matai Smith and his partner 'The GC''s Alby Waititi about what marriage equality means to them.

    • Start 00 : 52 : 33
    • Finish 00 : 59 : 30
    • Duration 06 : 57
    Reporters
    • Semiramis Holland (Reporter, Maori Television Service)
    Speakers
    • Matai Smith (Broadcaster)
    • Alby Waititi (Actor)
    Contributors
    • Adrian Stevanon (Producer)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Native Affairs
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 15 April 2013
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Māori Television’s award-winning current affairs series Native Affairs, offers analysis of the news from a “native” perspective.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • Maori
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Mihingarangi Forbes (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha (Reporter, Maori Television Service)
  • Mihingarangi Forbes (Interviewer)
  • Ruwani Perera (Reporter, Maori Television Service)
  • Semiramis Holland (Reporter, Maori Television Service)
Speakers
  • Alby Waititi (Actor)
  • Ana Buchanan (Renter)
  • Christine Kidwell (George and Damien Nepata's Mother)
  • Dame Susan Devoy (Race Relations Commissioner)
  • Damien Nepata (Former Soldier, New Zealand Defence Force)
  • Gary Brandon (Former Soldier, Former Soldier, New Zealand Defence Force)
  • George Nepata (Former Soldier, New Zealand Defence Force)
  • Matai Smith (Broadcaster)
  • Moana-o-Hinerangi (Ana's Mother)
  • Peter Dunne (Leader, United Future Party)
  • Rau Hoskin (Architect)
  • Ron Mark (Former MP, New Zealand First Party)
  • Simon Bridges (Minister for Energy and Resources)
  • Teone Sciascia (Programme Adviser, Whai Rawa)
  • Victoria Kingi (Managing Director, Papakainga Solutions Limited)
Locations
  • Mount Maunganui, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
  • Tauranga, New Zealand (Bay of Plenty)
Contributors
  • Adrian Stevanon (Producer)
  • Richard Langston (Producer)