About Us
Established in 2018 by seasoned journalists and producers Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather, Aotearoa Media Collective (AMC) is a boutique Māori production house at the forefront of indigenous storytelling, Māori journalism training, and consultancy. Rooted in a steadfast commitment to authentic and compelling content, AMC has earned recognition for its award-winning documentaries, factual programming, and current affairs series ,authentically capturing Māori narratives.
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Compelling stories, quality production
Uncomfortable and important: Stories of Ruapekapeka is mandatory viewing.
Don Rowe
(The Spinoff)
Thank you Mihi Forbes and all the wonderful work done at Aotearoa Media Collective. Beautiful contribution to rewriting history that includes everyone’s contribution.
Chelsea Winstanley
(Academy-award nominated film producer)
Listened to the Matangireia interview with Metiria today and had a cry — powerful interview and so necessary.
Jack McDonald
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Innovative online Māori journalism training resources
We are very pleased to announce the release of our second training initiative fo
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Coastwatchers coming soon
We’re very excited about our new documentary, Coastwatchers. We produced and d