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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. Hauraki Waikato Nanaia Mahuta: Tribute to Tapihana Shelford and Philliptown merger ruled illegal.
2. Awanuiarangi Black: An update on the Rena.
3. Mana President Annette Sykes: Mana and politics.
4. Rereata Makiha: Business summit with Malayan contingent.
5. Nita Brown from the Stroke Foundation: Travelling around the motu and meeting people kanohi ki te kanohi.
6. Pierre Lyndon: Sonny Bill Williams and the Kiwi League Team, Joseph Parker.