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WTH Are Māori Wards? Episode 7: Lived Experience

Author
Andrew Judd and Taryn Utiger
Published
Fri 29 Aug 2025
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So... do Māori wards actually work, or are they just another political buzzword? Spoiler alert: they don’t just work, they deliver. A New Zealand mayor with 24 years of experience under his belt spent just one term alongside a Māori ward councillor and he's now a full-blown convert. Add in the lived experience of Māori ward councillor Te Waka McLeod, plus the perspective of councillor Sam Bennett, and you’ve got yourself the inside scoop. Join Andrew Judd and Taryn Utiger for the laughs, challenges, and game-changing wins of the lived experience of Māori wards. If you want the real truth about Māori wards, this is the episode you can’t afford to miss.

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