'FORGING NEW PATHS' IS A TV PROGRAM ABOUT NEW ZEALAND CULTURE IN AUSTRALIA.  IT BEGAN AS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN MAORI ORGANISATION MARAE MELBOURNE AND WMPA TV, WHICH WAS INITIALLY MADE AS A TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SERIES FOR CHANNEL C31 MELBOURNE & GEELONG.   HOWEVER AS THE STYLE AND GENRE OF THE STORYLINE FOR FORGING NEW PATHS HAS CHANGED TO A MORE UPBEAT LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE SHOW, WMPA TV HAS GONE ON TO PRODUCE A NEW TV SERIES THAT EXPLORES MORE COMPLEX ISSUES FOR KIWIS LIVING IN AUSTRALIA AS WE CONTINUE TO BRING AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION AUDIENCES AN ARRAY OF COMPELLING STORIES.