Let’s Hui

In this week's episode of The Hui - reporter John Boynton visits the small town of Wairoa.

A community with no rest home or aged-care facilities and where many whānau living with mate wareware dementia are being forced to leave their rohe to access care.

 

After an unlawful expulsion and a high-stakes power struggle, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is breaking away to start her own political party. 

In this exclusive interview with The Hui presenter Julian Wilcox, she speaks candidly about leadership tensions, misogyny claims, and why she says “the time is right” for a new political movement.

Ngā mihi ki a NZ On Air & Te Māngai Pāho 

Join presenter Julian Wilcox as Season 11 of The Hui kicks off for 2026. 

 

This week we follow journalist D’Angelo Martin, his partner Hailey, and their son as they navigate life with severe atopic eczema.

 

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As a teenager Hinerapa Rupaha had dreams of living her life on the ocean and following the path of her ancestors. The 28 year old is now one of the youngest waka hour navigators in Aotearoa -  using the stars and traditional mātauranga to sail across the Pacific. On this episode of Let's Hui, Hinerapa opens up on the path she always felt destined to walk and the powerful life lessons waka navigating is teaching her.

Mea Motu has been to the top of the boxing world. But her journey to becoming the best is a heartbreaking story. From suicide attempts to homelessness - on this episode of Let's Hui, Mea Motu isn't afraid to open up on the pain which has shaped her life and success.

***The following podcast contains discussions about suicide. Some listeners may find this content distressing

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This isn’t about getting rich. It’s about breaking cycles. The Māori Millionaire Te Kahukura Boynton is helping a new generation rethink money.

The following podcast contains discussions about suicide. Some listeners may find this content distressing

If this podcast has brought up anything for you, and you need support, help is available.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, you can call or text 1737 to speak with a trained counsellor, free, anytime.

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In the first episode of the new Let's Hui podcast - Julian Wilcox sits down with outgoing Labour Party MP the Hon Peeni Henare. In an in-depth kōrero - Henare opens up about his time in Parliament, his relationships with politicians over the years and what his next steps are.

 

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The 2025 finale with a special three-part story looking at the single punch that took the life of 37-year-old Daniel Nganeko in Taranaki, followed by highlights from stories by The Hui throughout the year.

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An exclusive three-part special report. Burns inflicted on women in domestic violence attacks are rising, an alarming and “hidden crisis”. In January, Brisbane mother of two Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, originally from Manurewa, was doused in petrol and set alight, allegedly by her former partner. Now, ten months on, Destiny speaks to The Hui for the first time, about that morning, and the impact it continues to have on her and her whānau.

 

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Julian Wilcox is in the studio with Green MP Tamatha Paul and housing expert Liz Cassidy Canning to discuss rangatahi homelessness, after a replay of the report by Ruwani Perera from earlier in the year. And Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith joins Julian to talk about her keynote speech at WIPCE.

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