How Progressive New Zealand Shifted Right | Foreign Correspondent

Across New Zealand tensions are running high with Māori protestors warning the country is facing a watershed moment on race relations. The protestors are angry with the new agenda of the conservative coalition government which has seen the lightning rollback of Māori programs and policies. This week on Foreign Correspondent reporter Emily Clark travels to New Zealand to find out why the country that produced the icon of the left – Jacinda Ardern - has shifted firmly to the right and what’s driving the desire to wind back the special status of Māori. Subscribe: About Foreign Correspondent: Foreign Correspondent is the prime-time international public affairs program on Australia’s national broadcaster, ABC-TV. We produce half-hour duration in-depth reports for broadcast across the ABC’s television channels and digital platforms. Since 1992, our teams have journeyed to more than 170 countries to report on war, natural calamity and social and