At the time of the interview Mihingarangi Forbes was the presenter for Maori TV’s Native Affairs programme. She is currently Maori Correspondent for Radio New Zealand.
Socio-economic disadvantage is about differences in the income and quality of life of different people. Maori and Pasifika are more likely than other ethnicities to experience low income and poor health and thus socio-economic disadvantage. Positive discrimination or affirmative action is about trying to offset barriers facing people by actively promoting them based on their ethnicity, disability or socio-economic class.
