on Māori issues called 'The World according to Willie and JT'. Between 2009 and 2011, he was the host of a Māori current affairs show on Māori Television called 'Willie Jackson's News Bites'. He has been a political commentator on TVNZ's Good Morning, Breakfast and late night shows, and has been the political commentator for TVNZ's Marae show since 2012. He has also commentated TVNZ's election coverage in , , and 2014. Jackson also co-hosted with Tamihere a national, award-winning talkback show, Willie & JT, on Radio Live each weekday afternoon between 2006 and 2013. This show was controversially stopped in November 2013 over the Roast Busters scandal. In February 2014, Jackson started a new daily national talkback show on Radio Live with former TVNZ personality, Alison Mau. Jackson is the chairman for the National Urban Māori Authority (Urban Māori Authorities that are nationwide); the chairman for the 21 Iwi Māori Radio Stations (Te Whakaruruhau ō Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori); and is the chairman for the Māori Television Electoral College (Te Pūtahi Paoho). Despite the controversy that arose out of the Roast Busters scandal, Jackson and Tamihere won the prestigious North Island Whānau Ora contract in 2014 with their National Urban Māori Authority. It is the biggest independent contract that has been allocated to Māori (over $14 million per annum). Their work in the communities of South Auckland and West Auckland with Māori was seen as the primary reason for them winning the contract according to Whānau Ora Minister, Tariana Turia. Politically, Jackson is seen as someone who supports and advises Māori candidates right across the political spectrum. He has been a vocal supporter of Tariana Turia (from the Māori Party), Pita Sharples (from the Māori Party), Rangi McLean (from the Māori Party), Claudette Hauiti (from the National Party), Winston Peters (from New Zealand First), Return to Parliament Jackson had considered standing for the Mana Movement in Tāmaki Makaurau at the 2011 election, but declined to run. His return to politics instead came in 2017 and with the Labour Party. Jackson stood down from his high-profile talkback show on Radio Live where he had been host for 10 years and from his political commentary role on TVNZ's Marae television series to be a list candidate and Māori campaign director for the party, at the request of then-leader Andrew Little. Labour polled well at the 2017 general election. Jackson was elected