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Tāwera is a breakfast current affairs programme on Radio Waatea. It is delivered in te reo Māori and broadcasts every weekday morning – although only the Friday broadcast is archived. The programme aims to capture the major newsmakers of the day with an emphasis on providing a Māori perspective on national and global issues. Tāwera is funded by Te Māngai Pāho and is provided to other broadcasters via Irirangi.net - Te Whakaruruhau Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa. In today’s programme:
1. Selwyn Parata: Chairman of Te Matatini - change of dates for Te Matatini 2015.
2. Political Commentator Irena Smith: Political review of the week that was.
3. James Hamiora: Mauri Tū Pae.
4. Sonny Tau: Ngāpuhi merger with Lincoln University and Whānau Ora.
5. Julian Wilcox: Ngā Manu Kōrero.
6. Potaka Maipi: All Blacks and the NRL semi finals.