Episode Details

Is New Zealand being sold a lazy political narrative about Māori and this government? We reckon so.

As Waitangi approaches, Duncan takes aim at the claim that National is anti-Māori and starts pulling apart the record. From treaty settlements and co-governance to iwi wealth, education reform and charter schools, the evidence doesn’t match the rhetoric. Duncan lays out why the media keeps repeating a story that simply doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

Political commentator Ani O’Brien joins the conversation to unpack activism, Party Māori, and why narrative has replaced outcomes in so much of our political debate. They also dig into education, why Māori achievement is finally lifting, and why real progress doesn’t always look the way activists want it to.

This is a straight-up challenge to the talking points, the media comfort zone, and the politics of outrage.

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