Joining Mihingarangi Forbes in the studio to debate the "Te Tumu Paeroa" are: Māori Party, Minister for Māori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell, Co-Leader of the Green Party Metiria Turei, Leader of New Zealand First Winston Peters and Labour Party spokesperson for Māori Affairs and Treaty Settlements, Nanaia Mahuta.
Native Affairs invited a number of senior National MPs both Maori and non-Māori, none of whom made themselves available.