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Friday 6 February 2026
On today’s show
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith talks about what he took away from Waitangi
All are welcome here at Waitangi - New Zealanders from around the country, locals, tourists, and also government MPs - many who have spent the week here, the haukainga welcomes the government recognising the special partnership between Maori and the Crown. Mihingarangi Forbes spoke with Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith and asked him what he took away from the powhiri.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi talk about his message to Ngāpuhi
Mihingarangi Forbes asks Rawiri Waititi about his message to Ngāpuhi.
Dame Naida Glavish
Mihingarangi Forbes asks Dame Naida Glavish what the way forward is for Te Pati Maori.
Waitangi haka performer talks about sharing her culture with everyone who visits the treay grounds
Waimatangi Hotere is the team leader and spoke about her role in welcoming visitors to Waitangi treaty grounds.
Tama Muru joins Dan Busby on the history trail
In 1833 the British Government of the day appointed James Busby as the first Official British Resident, based here at Waitangi. His main duties were to 'protect well disposed settlers and traders, prevent outrages by Europeans against Māori and apprehend escaped convicts' but with no troops and no powers of arrest - local Māori nicknamed him the "man of war without guns.' Nowadays there's Dan Busby, who conducts tours around the Treaty Grounds and his whanau is linked to the James Busby of the 1830s.
Ocean symposium.being held in Waitangi
You can feed your puku and feed your mind at Waitangi. All week there are special wānanga on about all sorts of things... but this week we've also seen a really special gathering called Taiātea It's an ocean symposium.
Hauauru Rawiri, former treaty negotiator for Ngati Paoa
Mihingarangi Forbes talks to to Hauauru Rawiri, former treaty negotiator for Ngati Paoa and iwi historian.
Daisy Boulton
There are plenty of first-timers here at Waitangi this year. One of them is Daisy Boulton - Daisy's an English actress, director and producer who's in Aotearoa developing a film with a very New Zealand story.
