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Ngati Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber
Bayden Barber was one of the iwi leaders who tried to foster peace between factions inside Te Pati Maori last November after two of its MPs were expelled. In the first new episode of Mapuna for 2026 Bayden Barber talks about being the chair of Ngati Kahungunu, which is one of Aotearoa's largest iwi. Also what is his… Audio
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Kerensa Johnston & Jeremy Banks reflect on 180 year battle
20 Dec 2025This week a deal was signed at Parliament between Maori and the Crown for the return of more than 3000 hectares of land in Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay… Audio
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Rob Ruha teams up with the NZ Symphony Orchestra
8 Nov 2025Rob Ruha is an award winning musician, composer and kapa haka 'fanatic.' Julian Wilcox asks him about his latest work, TEIWA, for which he's collaborating with… Audio
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Out the Gate: a conversation about incarceration
1 Nov 2025The veteran actor and director Jim Moriarty and writer Helen Pearse Otene discuss their latest theatrical offering, Out the Gate, about people managing their… Audio
Saturday 31 January 2026
Ngati Kahungunu chair Bayden Barber
Photo: RNZ / Kate Green
Bayden Barber was one of the iwi leaders who tried to foster peace between factions inside Te Pati Maori last November after two of its MPs were expelled. In the first new episode of Mapuna for 2026 Bayden Barber talks about being the chair of Ngati Kahungunu, which is one of Aotearoa's largest iwi. Also what is his view of Te Pati Maori's prospects ahead of Waitangi Day and in an election year?
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