Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Māori Party Co-Leader – Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Green MP – Hūhana Lyndon
Election 2026 is already exposing the fault lines in Aotearoa politics — from the fuel crisis hammering whānau, to cuts to iwi radio, to a fishing law backlash and a housing market still rigged against the young. Waatea’s weekend political podcast brings together Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Hūhana Lyndon and Martyn Bradbury to ask the question voters are already asking: who is actually fighting for people, and who is just managing the decline?
Waatea’s Election 2026 political podcast brings together key voices from across the spectrum to unpack the biggest issues shaping the country right now — from the fuel crisis to Māori media and shifting political power.
Election 2026 and the pressure building on whānau
Waatea’s weekend political podcast dives into the biggest issues shaping Election 2026
Host – Matthew Tukaki, with panellists Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader – Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Green MP – Hūhana Lyndon, and Editor of The Daily Blog, Martyn Bradbury.
THIS WEEK
- Cost of living and fuel crisis impact on whānau
- 25% budget cuts to Iwi Radio
- How the Fishing Bill hurts recreational fishing and the ability to feed whānau
So who is this economy actually working for?
- Housing intensification watered down – how do young people get into houses?
