Kawe Kōrero broadcast's LIVE at the Matariki Awards held in the Auckland War Museum. The night will celebrate our Māori success and speak to some of the finalists attending the spectacular event.

Kelvin Davis hits back at the Māori Party. Hohepa Hei is in Toronto at the Six Nations Peoples of Canada for the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education. Kapa Haka exponent Mataia Keepa joins us from Washington D.C. promoting Māori culture. 

Political Reporter Heta Gardiner joins us with Kelvin Davis the first Māori to be named deputy leader for the Labour Party. Former Gallery Reporter Roihana Nuri gives his latest thoughts in the political world. 1 August 2017 marks the beginning of Māori Music Mouth; we speak with Tawaroa Kawana from Maimoa Music, nominated for best video for their song 'Wairua'.

Alfred Ngaro talks about the rapid demise of Cook Island fluency in New Zeland to mark Māori language week for the Cook Islands. We speak to Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox regarding Jacinda Adern’s fertility rights, Te Kuru Dewes reviews the NZ International film festival launch of the movie Waru.