The Native Affairs Summer Series on Māori Television is a mash-up of popular stories shown on the award-winning current affairs show in 2017.

SYNTHETICS A West Auckland whānau issued a public challenge to drug dealers to stop selling synthetic drugs. Memphis Pitman died less than two weeks ago. His whānau believe it was his addiction to synthetic drugs that caused his death. HUMANS Neglect, death, hope. Walk up to complete strangers in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara and ask them for their highs and lows this year. The result.

Tonight on Native Affairs; Reclaiming Māori History, Taranaki Land War Continues, Māori MP's Land Battle, Māori Warrior Lessons & Kids Teach us Māori History.

Climate Change, many coastal marae could all be under water by 2050; Fathers in Prison, over 20,000 NZ kids have at least one parent in an NZ prison; Maningrida Housing (NITV), good housing is hard to come by for many remote communities in Australia's Northern Territory.