# Moana Maniapoto

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Moana Maniapoto

Broadcaster and musician Moana Maniapoto pays tribute to her Mum and looks ahead to her upcoming performances with ONO, a collaboration with artists from Aotearoa, Australia, Hawai'i and Europe. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

#BHN Winston on Te Ao with Moana | Hipkins talking immigration | Seymour empowers pharmacists

A fascinating interview by Moana Maniapoto who spoke to Winston Peters on a range of issues including tensions in the coalition, pay equity, "butter chicken tsunamis" and more and Moana highlighted several times the tactic that Mr Peters is using by constantly telling the media that "you guys" are …

Was Maiki Sherman Sacked for Political Reasons? | Winston Peters, Māori Party & NZ Election 2026

Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins us for a 1-on-1 on the 2026 NZ election, Te Tai Tokerau, and who is standing for Te Pati Māori. Te Ao with Moana host Moana Maniapoto on her explosive interview with Winston Peters — and her reaction to the sacking of Maiki Sherman. Plus our Polit…

#BHN Will Luxon be PM when we go live at 9pm | Kapa Kingi on with Moana | Chippy on Winston decision

At the time of setting up the show we have heard there is an unscheduled National Party caucus called for tonight with much speculation over Christopher Luxon leadership so as we write this we genuinely don't know if we will be talking about PM Christopher Luxon, or someone else at the head of the …

#BHN Helen Clark with Moana | TPM back in the race | Who pays for fast-track legislative changes?

Helen Clark sat down for a chat with Moana Maniapoto to discuss Winston Peters' role in govt over the decades, and what has changed in politics since she was PM.Te Pāti Māori have released their election 2026 strategy, abandoning the party vote to focus on winning all of the Māori seats.Thousands o…

Morning Glory w/ Emma: Rāpare 20 August, 2026

Today's show served up tunes from Moana Maniapoto, Erykah Badu and Aldous Harding. Emma also caught up with Pax Assadi and Hannah Marshall to hear all about their new non-rom-com series, Settling. And, as promised, here's how you can help bFM with our big move: sign up for a bCard here or donate to…

Morning Glory w/ Emma: Rāpare 20 August, 2026

Today's show served up tunes from Moana Maniapoto, Erykah Badu and Aldous Harding. Emma also caught up with Pax Assadi and Hannah Marshall to hear all about their new non-rom-com series, Settling. And, as promised, here's how you can help bFM with our big move: sign up for a bCard here or donate to…

#BHN Seymour, mask off with Moana | Odd party alignments on SM Ban | TPM announce Kiwi tax plan

David Seymour sits down with Moana Maniapoto to discuss a number of party and govt policies and why he has such disdain for everything Māori.There has been cross odd party consensus on two major policies of the week - the rates cap and social media ban. Labour have said they may support these two N…

#BHN Hager drops new book | Labour supports landlord reimbursements | Waka in Israel

Investigative journalist Nicky Hager is about to release his latest book with just seven weeks until the election. At the time of writing these notes we don't know what the book is about but Hager is known for books including 2014’s Dirty Politics and 2002’s Seeds of Distrust, which sent shockwaves…

Interview: Moana Maniapoto

It was an honor to sit down with musician and journalist, Moana Maniapoto, and we talked about so much! From her move into journalism, politics, some of her viral guest interviews like David Seymour, Neil Waka, Winston Peters and more. Remember to register to vote before October 25th!  See omnystud…