Matangireia: Māori Political Legacies is coming to RNZ on 8 June
The second season of
Māori Political Legacies, explores the careers of former Māori Members of Parliament.
Eight former Māori MPs from across the political divide discuss the highs and lows of their time in Parliament in a series of revealing conversations.
Filmed in Parliament s historic Māori Affairs room from which the series takes its name,
Matangireia is presented by three acclaimed Māori journalists; Mihingarangi Forbes, winner of the NZ TV Awards’ Best Presenter News and Current Affairs 2020, Maiki Sherman, award-winning TVNZ political reporter, and former press gallery reporter for Three Scott Campbell, founder of Campbell Squared Communications.
World s First Openly Nonbinary Mayor Owen Hurcum Takes Office in Wales People 2 hrs ago
The world s first openly nonbinary mayor took office on Monday.
Owen Hurcum, 23, was elected unanimously last year by the City Council in Bangor, Wales, after they served as deputy mayor for a year, North Wales Live reports.
Hurcum, who is genderqueer, was sworn in on Monday after a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When I came out two years ago I was so worried I d be ostracized by my community or worse, Hurcumy wrote on Twitter Monday alongside a photo of them wearing the official mayoral chain. Today my community elected me Mayor of our great City. The youngest ever Mayor in Wales.