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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. Hauata Palmer: Tauranga Moana Iwi Ngai Te Rangi settlement will be signed on Saturday.
2. Annette Sykes about the passing of the Mokomoko Bill earlier this week in parliament and also the passing of Nelson Mandela.
3. MWWL President Kataraina O'Brien: The highlights for the leagues this year and challenges for 2014.
4. Rahui Papa about Tainui who will hold a memorial service for Nelson Mandela at Turangawaewae Marae.
5. Jenny Bol Lee: Doctoral dinner at Auckland University tonight to celebrate 80 Maori students currently enrolled with the university.
6. Colleen Morehu: Tamariki National Hakinakina Week.