Drowning in alcohol - should Aotearoa raise the legal drinking age? A recent poll shows 70% of New Zealanders want the legal drinking age returned to 20. A fiery debate ensues as Emma Mellow a Keep it 18 campaigner and Drug Free World representative Te Rata Hikairo face off.
Kids having kids; are they ready to be good parents? Maori Television's Amanda Ashton and whanau support worker Shearna Brown share their opinions with Tainui.
Rodney Hide steps up to answer for the Super City, as HelenTe Hira from Iwi Have Influence asks him the questions all Maori want to know. Tainui has his job cut out controlling a boisterous audience who all want their say.
Manu from play school is one, are you too? Join the Whakaaro team as they try to define what a Plastic Maori is.
As our waistbands expand the health budget strains. Is it time to get tough on the obesity epidemic? Tainui weighs in on this heavy issue.
Is pop music corrupting our society? Our children are bombarded with images of sex, violence, bad language and bad attitudes. Music star Fran Kora goes toe to toe with ethnomusicologist Kirsten Zemke defending his art.
Is wider Aotearoa disrespecting the Haka? Has the over-use of the Haka robbed it of its mana? Kapa Haka exponents Maurits Kelderman and Valance Smith join Tainui to discuss this topic.
Are we losing the gift of te reo? Tainui questions whether making it compulsory in schools would keep the language alive.
Aroha in Aotearoa - are wahine and tane from different planets when it comes to love? It's a battle of the sexes with Aroha Hathaway and John Leota going at it. Who will come out on top?
Maori are flocking to Australia in droves; are we looking towards a future of empty marae? Tai is joined by economic lecturer Keith Rankin and future Australian Ngawati Apanui to discuss this issue and more.
Facebook and Bebo; what are we up to online? Tainui asks if cyberspace a safe place for our tamariki to play.
Monoamine oxidase, dubbed the 'Warrior Gene', is linked to aggressive behavior and is apparently over-represented in Maori. Professor Gary Hook and screen writer Albert Belz join Tainui to put the theory under the microscope.
Join Tainui and his guests as they discuss whether Graffiti is a legitimate art form or just a neighborhood crime.
This week Tainui is joined by National's Nikki Kaye and Labour's Carmel Sepuloni to see just how long is too long to stay on the dole. While that's got the policy covered, training provider Lynn Lawton and long-term beneficiary Cheryl Rangi give us first hand insight on how being on a benefit is not always a choice.
Are race relations in Aotearoa admirable or are we more racist then we think? Tainui explores this whakaaro with a human rights representative and a refugee from Rawanda.
Is moko really just skin deep? Tainui chats with ta moko practitioners Henriata Nicholas and Colin Taylor about fashion versus whakapa.
Is it time for New Zealand to go it alone, or stick like jewels to crown of England? Join Tainui as he mediates a heated debate between republican movement chairman Lewis Holden and defender of the Monarchy Vincent Lapanovich.
RWC2011; Are we ready to host it and can we win it? Hear Karl Te Nana and Bailey Mackie's whakaaro on how our little nation will perform on the world stage.
Tainui talks careers, dreams and life on the outside with the school leavers of tomorrow.
Love found on the internet, dating sites and Facebook - are these relationships doomed to fail? Pantea Farvid and Boni Te Rongopai help Tainui find the answers.
Lazy, spoiled and demanding - are we describing you? Tainui asks the young women of Auckland Girls' Grammar about the stereotypes of Generation Y and what they really want out of life.
Whanau is the basis of life in Aotearoa - but do modern times call for new interpretations? Destiny Chruch's Richard Lewis and a lesbian mother of four debate what it takes to be a 21st Century whanau.
Hoodies, trackies, rugby socks and sandals; is this extent of kiwi style? Tainui teams up with Maori stylist Dena Jacob and the Rangitahi of Auckland Girls Grammar to find out if Aotearoa has steez.
Is the Maori party in power a step up or a sell out? Join us as Tainui probes political reporters Annabelle Lee Harris and Heta Gardiner on whether the Maori Party's coalition with National is decisive or destructive for Maori.
Are we losing our rangatahi to gang culture? We take this kaupapa to South Auckland to hear from the youth at the heart of the problem.
The money is coming in, but where does it go? As the Crown settles Treaty claims is the Maori on the street any better off?