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:
[Note: for the first 11minutes two programmes are broadcast at the the same time. I have downloaded a clean version of the first interview from the Radio Waatea website and included it in this accession as file 02. GW]
1. Education Minister Hekia Parata and the National government have announced a large funding boost and initiatives to increase education achievement.
2. Rawiri Wright: response to education announcement by government.
3. Erima Henare: New body set up to deal with the Reo, He Puna Whakapuaora.
4. Labour Maori Affairs spokesperson Shane Jones and a large contingent of politicians will be welcomed on to Ratana today
5. Quinton Hita: Mts Programming needs changing.
6. Potaka Maipi: Kingitanga off to Ratana celebrations.