Hekia was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2008 and at the time of filming was Minister of Education in the fifth National Government. Prior to entering Parliament Hekia was Deputy Chief Executive at Te Puni Kokiri the Ministry of Maori Development.
Is there something distinctive about being a New Zealander? What is it like being Maori in NZ, or Pakeha, or Pasifika or Asian? What impact has colonisation had on how people see themselves? Maori, Pakeha, New Zealanders? How do we see ourselves and what does this influence in our day-to-day lives?
