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Mihingarangi Forbes
New Zealand journalist and broadcaster
Mihingarangi Forbes (born 1972 or 1973), also known as Mihi Forbes, is a New Zealand journalist, television presenter and radio broadcaster.
She has worked on current affairs shows including Campbell Live, 20/20, and Native Affairs. In 2008, she won a Qantas award for 'Best Reporter for Daily Current Affairs' and in 2020 she won 'Best Presenter: News and Current Affairs' at the New Zealand Television Awards.
Forbes is known for leading a 2013 investigation into alleged misspending by the Te Kōhanga Reo Trust Board.
Early life
Forbes was born as Joanna Mary Forbes in 1972 or 1973[1] and grew up with her mother in Feilding, New Zealand.[2][3] Her father is a "Māori bushman" of Ngāti Paoa and Ngāti Maniapoto heritage, and her mother, a counsellor, is Pākehā (non-Māori), and a relative of Kate Sheppard.[3][2] Although Forbes's grandmother wa