1. Last show???? Hope NZ on air give you the funding you deserve. This is a valuable Kiwi show that in the age of increasing inequality and monopoly of media, should be supported!

2. Why is this the last show of the year? I am gutted.

   Marama Fox is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the national government.
   Does she realize that she really does come across as arrogant, hard and contemptuous? And what a hypocrite, after she falsely accuses Labour about spin, she then did it herself!!! We were subjected to National government propaganda particularly about Paula Bennett of all people for Christ sakes. Neither Labour, Greens nor NZ First spins it like the Nats and the Maori party and msm do, that’s for sure. John the Con and his cohorts are the Kings and Queens of lies.

   Although Grant was more respectful and gracious towards Marama Fox than what she deserved, fingers crossed Labour/Greems and NZ/first do not need the tory Maori party and they are rightfully kicked out. Get rid of the Tory Maori parity and Peter Dunne, both having very little support as it is, the Nats are gone. King John”s reign of terror is over.

   After this interview, neither the Maori Party nor the Maori King can falsely accuse Labour of not wanting to work with them. Besides the Maori party working with Lab/Greens on the inquiry put paid to that lie as soon as it was put out. Funny that the King nor the media didn’t mention that fact, and Marama Fox has the cheek to accuse others of spin!!!

   I noticed Marama Fox completely avoided mentioning how her National government have literally hog tied Housing New Zealand in it’s privatization drive so it couldn’t do the work it was set up to do. The Maori party is just as guilty as National for creating unprecedented levels of homelessness and poverty. Once national sell off the houses, they will not give financial support to the groups that bought them, Average people already bearing the brunt of national will only find themselves in an even worst position.

   Whanu ora is a bit of a basket case, the nats keep it under funded so that’s not a good model for Marama Fox to draw on. And if it is true that she mentioned homelessness 2 years ago, well it’s pretty clear that anything Marana Fox and the Maori party say doesn’t mean a damn thing in the big scheme of things.

   In 2011 Pita Sharples said Maori has punished them for being with the Nats. In 2014 the Maori party said they were going after all the Maori seats, they assumed they would win them all back, and after not even running a Maori party ad campaign and having National cabinet club fundraiser dinners, the Maori party ended up with just 1 seat. Labour won 6.

   What has the Maori party done since the last election? Supported National’s punitive legislation and sell offs, Kiwis, particularly Maori are by far, worse off. Marama Fox is dreaming.

   • +1 Words – Maori have suffered under the National ideology of reforms and the pittance and bribes given to the Maori Party to prop them up has only benefited the .01% elite of Maori.

     Maori inequality has increased since the Maori party started collaborating with National. Yep maybe some iwi can get state houses for $1 from the Nats as a bribe, but with the immigration set to make Maori lose 2nd place in demographics, how soon are they going to be replaced completely as National’s partner and I don’t think treaty considerations will be on the agenda in the TPPA business courts?

     Selling out, for a few baubles is not a long term solution to inequality.

     • Couldn’t agree with you more. Recently on here there has been a push in support for the Maori party, hard to fathom the mentality of wanting a Mana/Maori party alliance that could destroy Mana in the long run, just to keep the Maori party afloat for the Nats. Most Maori don’t view the Maori party as being representative of them.

     • Couldn’t agree with you more. Recently here, there has been a push in support for the Maori party, hard to fathom the mentality of wanting a Mana/Maori party alliance that could destroy Mana in the long run, just to keep the Maori party afloat for the Nats. Most Maori don’t view the Maori party as being representative of them.

     • Couldn’t agree with you more.

       • There’s been a push in support for the Maori party, hard to fathom the mentality of wanting a Mana/Maori party alliance that could destroy Mana in the long run, just to keep the Maori party afloat for the Nats. Most Maori don’t view the Maori party as being representative of them.

3. NOW WE KNOW THIS WAS REALLY PLANNED TO CUT THE ONLY FREE SPEECH SHOW ON TV CRRENT AFFAIRS SHOW IN NZ.

   WE NEED TO SEE ALL OPPOSITION PARTIES TO GET AROUND THE TABLE AND PREPARE A PLAN TO TAKE BACK OUR HALF OF THE PUBLIC MEDIA OF RNZ/TVNZ AND THE FUNDING FOR IT TO OPERATE A FULL SERVICE CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW FOR THE HALF OF THE VOTERS THAT DID NOT VOTE FOR NATIONAL SO WE CAN HEAR THE POLICIES OPF THESE PARTIES BEFORE THE SNAP ELECTION IN APRIL 2017 PLEASE MATRYN WE DESRVE THIS AND HAVE OUR RIGHT TO IT.

   YOU SHOWED US WHY WE NEED A FREE SPEECH MEDIA NOW MAKE IT A FULL PROGRAMMING EVENT AS WE NEED TO GET THE VOTERS A CHOICE TO VOTE FOR.

   START WITH A “GIVE A LITTLE” FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE TV NETWORK NOW AND WE WILL FIND PEOLE SUPPORTING A FREE SPEECH TV CHANNEL AGAIN FOR THE RUN UP TO THE ELECTION.

   WHAT HAVE WE GOT TO LOOSE?

   • Do you know why there will be no more Waatea 5th Estate current affairs show for the remainder of this year Countryboy?

4. i will certainly miss w5e.
   it has been essential viewing for me.

   good luck with what is needed to continue broadcasting next year.

   • Yes, and it is essential that they do broadcast next year, being election year.

5. Thanks for a great last show after seven months of great shows. I wonder, did Waatea Fifth Estate get NZ On Air funding for this series? If not, is it impossible to do it again next year without NZ On Air funding? Even a paired back version would be better than nothing.

   • Agreed.

   • This has been an excellent 7 months of shows. We need it back on air and funded so everybody gets paid a fair wack.

6. I could not believe it when I first read it here on TDB. The last show of Waatea 5th Estate, at least for this year. Wow, this is a shockingly sad news. I did not watch each and every episode, but a fair few, and I will miss the opportunity to hear an alternative view and discussion to the shallow, mellow and mostly useless news and so called “current affairs” shows on TV.

   Radio is not much better, and even RNZ seem to get more conservative and government friendly by the day, that is except perhaps Checkpoint.

   So I suspect there have been some troubles with funding or other resources leading to this. Let us hope that some funding will be made available by NZ on Air or whoever may jump in to fill the gap.

   At least we still get posts to read and comment on.

   Thanks anyway, Martyn, and others, for bringing us Waatea 5th Estate for the last few months.

   • Agreed with all what you say Mike in Auckland.

     Can someone at TDB start a campaign for “Give a Little” for the Waatea 5th Estate please I’ll chip in?

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