An expose into Te Kohanga Reo Trust by Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather led to their acrimonious exit from Māori Television. The duo bounced back to form an award-winning media company bringing indigenous storytelling to mainstream audiences.
Having admired each other's work for years, Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather then formed a powerful journalistic partnership at Māori Television. Together, the duo have broken countless major stories and brought high-quality Māori journalism to the masses.
But neither of them could have expected where their mahi would lead them. Amid concerns of editorial overreach while investigating alleged misspending by the Te Kōhanga Reo Trust Board, the pair walked away from Māori TV and launched their own media collective.
In this kōrero with broadcaster and media chaplain Rev Frank Ritchie, Mihi and Annabelle discuss their working relationship, paving the way for other wāhine reporters, and the news media's role in creating a more equitable Aotearoa.
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