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WTH Are Māori Wards?
by Andrew Judd & Taryn Utiger
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 13: WTH Have We Learned?
October 10, 2025 · 55 minAfter twelve weeks, twenty-five voices, and more lightbulb moments than we can count — here it is, the grand finale. In this season wrap-up, hosts Anaru Judd and Taryn Utiger look back at the biggest myth-busting moments, the toughest…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 12: Division or Partnership?
October 3, 2025 · 1 hr 0 minWhānau, we’ve saved a big one for last. In our final guest kōrero of the season, we bring you voices that sit at very different ends of the spectrum, and together, they show us exactly what’s at stake. First up is Damon Fox, ACT Party…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 11: Diverse Voices
September 26, 2025 · 57 minFrom “no wards at all” to “Māori wards are a must,” this episode has it all. We bring you kōrero from every corner of the debate. There’s a mayoral candidate, a Treaty expert, a migrant professor, and a long-time community advocate who’s…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 10: Shaping the Future
September 19, 2025 · 60 minWhānau, the future doesn’t arrive fully formed, it's shaped by us. It's shaped through the fire of activism, through the fearlessness of rangatahi, and through the wisdom of te ao Māori guiding us forward. In this episode, Kassie…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 9: Let's Hui
September 12, 2025 · 54 minFrom town halls to marae, hui are springing up all over Aotearoa, and they’re buzzing with kōrero about Māori wards. This week Anaru and Taryn take you inside one of them - the Keep Māori Wards Manawatū Hui, recorded and shared with aroha…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 8: The Rulemakers
September 5, 2025 · 60 minPoliticians don’t always agree... but in this episode, we get a big surprise when they do! Three heavy hitters, from different sides of the political spectrum and different corners of the motu, all land on the same belief: Māori wards…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 7: Lived Experience
August 29, 2025 · 1 hr 0 minSo... do Māori wards actually work, or are they just another political buzzword? Spoiler alert: they don’t just work, they deliver. A New Zealand mayor with 24 years of experience under his belt spent just one term alongside a Māori ward…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 6: The Big Guns
August 22, 2025 · 1 hr 0 minThis week we’ve called in the big guns: Professor Janine Hayward and Professor Avril Bell. If you’ve ever tried to untangle Treaty politics, democracy, or identity in Aotearoa, chances are you’ve read their work (or quoted them at the…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 5: Bring It On
August 15, 2025 · 47 minWe follow-up last week’s fiery debate by welcoming Dinnie Moeahu to the mic for a kōrero that is equal parts laughter, depth, and uncompromising truth. With warmth, wit, and the authority of lived experience, the sitting New Plymouth…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 4: Unapologetically Opposed
August 8, 2025 · 57 minHold onto your headphones, because this episode's a firecracker. In Episode 4 of WTH Are Māori Wards, we sit down for a bold and unflinching kōrero with Māori ward critic Morris West. What starts as a calm conversation deepens into a…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Special Episode: Electoral Roll Drama
August 1, 2025 · 20 minNau mai, haere mai, and buckle up for an unexpected episode of WTH Are Māori Wards? This week, thousands of Māori voters across Aotearoa discovered they’ve been removed from the Māori Electoral Roll without warning or consent, including…
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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 3: Recovering Racist Pt2
August 1, 2025 · 59 minThis week Anaru and Taryn delve further into his past life and examine exactly what it means when he says he is a recovering racist. They kōrero about some important hui happening around the motu, and reflect on the noticeable changes in…
About the show
What are Māori wards? Why are they important? And why are they facing a referendum in Aotearoa in 2025?
In this bold and timely 10-part podcast, former New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd and journalist Taryn Utiger explore the meaning, mana and myths of Māori wards — from the history of Māori political representation to the modern-day battle for equity in local government.
Through expert interviews, whānau voices, real talk, and moments of raw honesty, this podcast shines a light on a part of our democracy that too few understand, and too many fear.
Whether you're on the fence or fired up, WTH Are Māori Wards? is here to help you listen deeper, think bigger, and vote informed.