THIS WEEK ON BACK BENCHES: Watch Wallace Chapman, Damian Christie, the Back Benches Panel and special guests discuss the week's hottest topics!

TE REO: It's Maori Language Week. We ask is it time to make Maori Language in schools compulsory? Or should we be focusing on languages that will help us speak to other nations (i.e. Mandarin)? How important is Te Reo for ALL New Zealanders to learn? Plus, Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples is reviewing the way the government spends money on Te Reo initiatives. There's $250 million to spend—but what is the best way to use the money. Is it about increasing speakers? Or interest?

BEHIND BARS: The United Nations declared, a sad statistic of which we're all aware, that Maori are disproportionately represented in our prisons. Why? What can be done to reduce the rate of Maori prisoners? How do we prevent youth from entering a life of crime? Do we need to have Maori run prisons? Or Marae based justice?

Join us for a night of LIVE pub politics from the Backbencher Pub: Wednesday, 28^th of July. Our Panel: Green Party MP David Clendon, Labour MP Mita Ririnui, and National MP Hekia Parata