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TAKATĀPUI TALK: ELECTION SPECIAL — POLITICS, POLICIES & A LITTLE BIT OF FILTH! 🌈🗳️

Politics has never sounded quite like this!

With the election approaching, Takatāpui Talk brings together a fabulous, outspoken panel for an unapologetically queer conversation about the issues affecting our communities across Aotearoa.

Host Donald Hollingsworth is joined by Paul Heard, Steven Oates, Tiffany Wayne, Annah Pickering and Mihirawhiti Searancke for a lively discussion covering Te Tiriti o Waitangi, housing, homelessness, healthcare, social welfare, transgender rights and the political decisions shaping our lives.

There are serious questions, differing opinions, personal experiences and moments that remind us why our voices deserve to be heard.

And then, naturally, things get a little naughty!

From outrageous political hypotheticals to our very own Fashion Police, no politician's wardrobe is entirely safe from scrutiny.

It's political commentary with humour, heart, a healthy dose of cheekiness and absolutely no shortage of personality.

Because politics affects all of us, and being informed doesn't have to be boring.

Whatever your political persuasion, we encourage you to listen, question, investigate the policies and make your own informed decision at the ballot box.

Our voices. Our stories. Our future.

🎙️ Takatāpui Talk — Indigenous Voices

Listener discretion advised: Adult humour, colourful language and frank political discussion.

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“This is my love letter.” ❤️🌈

Tonight on Takatāpui Talk — Indigenous Voices, we meet Krystal Kara, one of the wāhine stepping onto the stage for Miss Whakawahine 2026.

Krystal shares her whakapapa, growing up Māori, the whakawāhine who came before her, sisterhood, visibility and why Miss Whakawahine means so much more to her than beauty or a crown.

For Krystal, this pageant is a love letter — to her aunties, her whānau, the trailblazers who created space before her, and ultimately, to herself.

“We’ve always been here. We’re visible.”

With Miss Whakawahine taking place this Saturday, we’re proud to share another voice from this extraordinary community.

🎥 Krystal Kara — tonight on Takatāpui Talk, Indigenous Voices

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Tiffany Twist | Miss Whakawahine 2026, whakapapa and finding her voice

This week on Takatāpui Talk, Indigenous Voices, I sit down with Tiffany Twist for a kōrero full of humour, honesty and heart.

Tiffany takes us from her childhood in Kaiti and Ruatōrā to 27 years in hairdressing, and shares how her relationship with whānau, faith and whakapapa has shaped the woman she is today. We talk about takatāpui identity, the joy of finding community, and why she’s become so passionate about speaking up for our people.

Tiffany is also entering Miss Whakawahine 2026. She tells me how preparations are going, what she might do for her talent, and why putting on a good show matters more to her than winning.

There are serious moments, plenty of laughs, and a woman who knows exactly when to say what she thinks. Come and meet Tiffany Twist. 💜

Takatāpui Talk, Indigenous Voices — our stories, in our own voices.

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Our conversations.
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Arohanui.