This week, The Hui look at the Government's repeal of smokefree laws with smokefree advocates and academics, Hone Harawira, Catherine Manning and Anaru Waa. Plus, we see how a successful business started from a passion for Tukutuku.

To launch our new season of The Hui, we have a special episode about Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Tiriti experts Annette Sykes and Piripi Winiata joined political commentator Shane Te Pou as they discuss the direction of the new government and their tough talk on Te Tiriti.

In a special episode of The Hui, we travel to Japan with Migoto Eria as she embarks on her journey to find her Pāpā. 

An exclusive look at ex-prisoners trying to break free from their criminal past with the help of The Grace Foundation, Aotearoa’s largest bail house.

Ngāi Tahu are managing their own whitebait season in Canterbury and restoring this customary right for their people - but it's not without its challenges. A political panel with Prof Ella Henry, Associate Prof Lara Greaves and investigate reporter Guyon Espiner. 

A closer look into eye health for Māori & an update about the historic race-based separatism that discriminated against Māori in Pukekohe. A kōrero with former Māori All Black Joe Royal about the RWC final.

Our political commentators Prof Ella Henry, Morgan Godfery and Mani Dunlop discuss the dominant blue wave, the collapse of Labour and the rise of Te Pāti Māori.

A post election special with Peeni Henare from Labour, John Tamihere from Te Pāti Māori, Shane Jones from NZ First, Marama Davidson from Greens and Karen Chhour from ACT. 

Our political panel discusses the best performers from The Hui Māori electorate debates and predicts who will take that momentum into the voting booths on Saturday.

Two weeks out from the election, National Leader, Christopher Luxon steps off the campaign trail and joins us in studio.

A story about a man who turned his life around through kaupapa Māori programmes in prison, an interview about the Manu Kōrero speech competition with Pei Te Hurinui winner Elite Reti and judge Ruth Smith. An inspiring story with Tāmaki based expressionist artist Ercan Cairns.

This week, we have a transformational journey of Mark Lang, the former drug addict who changed his life through kaupapa Māori programmes in prison. A kōrero about this year's Manu Kōrero competition with Elite Reti, the Pei Te Hurinui overall winner and renown judge Ruth Smith.  A look into Tāmaki based expressionist artist Ercan Cairns preparing for his latest exhibition. 

The Hui heads back to Te Karaka to see how the community is six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, an interview with E Tipu E Rea CEO, Zoe Hawke for Mental Health Week and we meet the first drag queen Playboy bunny who is Māori.

We celebrate Māori language week by having our entire show in Te Reo Māori. We have a story about the first Māori weaponry school in the modern era and a political panel with journalists and communication specialists Kereama Wright, Oriini Kaipara and Raiha Paki.

A story about a dispute between the master carver of a waka hourua and the Trust that owns it. An interview with health advocate Anneka Anderson about the rising number of rheumatic fever cases and an inspiring story with a koro who has shown it's never too late to learn your reo.

With less than 50 days until the general election, we discuss the people, policies and pitfalls from the last week in politics and we go behind the scenes with Māori fashion designer Kiri Nathan as she prepares to open NZ Fashion Week.

A two part investigation about Kura Wijnschenk's search for justice after being wrongfully charged for causing the death of her Aunt. A studio interview with the newly appointed CEO of the NZ Film Commission, Taima Annie Murray.

A story about the rising lake levels in the Rotorua Lakes District and its impact on those living on their doorstep. An interesting interview with ACT leader David Seymour in studio. 

A story about the psychology of sport using Māori concepts, an interview with former politician and Far North advocate, Hone Harawira, plus a heartwarming story with the baker from Whanganui who is on a mission to make rēwana bread mainstream. 

A story highlighting the alternative ways to care for tūpāpāku, a panel discussion with youth justice advocates and taonga pūoro practitioners from Manawatu who are normalising the use of these traditional instruments. 

An in depth story with Aaron Tau, a Māori fighter from the Far North who is pursuing his dream to make it to the UFC and a lively interview with NZ First Leader Winston Peters. 

90 days out from the election, The Hui dissects the latest in the political world with our panel of experts, former NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft, Prof Ella Henry and commentator Shane Te Pou. Julian also steps out of the studio to catch up with Football Fern, Paige Satchell before their opening game of the FIFA world cup.

The Hui presents a Matariki special live from the Stardome in Tāmaki Makaurau.  We visit the Kura Kaupapa Māori in the far north that aligns it's school curriculum to the Māori lunar calendar, Julian interviews Maramataka expert Rereata Makiha and the astronomy educators at the Stardome.

Te Pāti Māori Co-Leaders, Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer join Julian Wilcox in studio and we catch up with the man behind Māori Football Aotearoa, Phillip Pickering-Parker before their tour of Australia.

A powerful story about the barriers to getting weight loss surgery in Aotearoa and an interview with Waikato University Associate Professor Te Taka Keegan about his concerns with ChatGPT.