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Breakfast with Dale providing your early morning dose of bilingual news, views , Māori events and entertainment.
Veteran Māori broadcaster Dale Husband (Ngāti Maru/Tainui) hosts this 3-hour programme that keeps listeners in touch with the Māori world with up-to-the-minute news and stimulating interviews with the newsmaker of the day.
EVERY TUESDAY - 7am to 10am.
Radio Waatea 603AM.
Includes:
* News and Weather every hour.
* Greetings - Show promo & rundown
* Waatea News Update.
* Community Noticeboard.
* National and International Headliners.
* Contemporary and nostalgic waiata.
* Regular Tuesday morning guests;
HON. PHIL GOFF: MP, Leader of the Labour Party. Today they see Labour is doing well in the Polls and they talk about David Shearer, Labour Candidate for Mt. Albert, Dale asks if David has a handle on Māori issues. They also talk about National Party's MP, Richard Worth resigning and the Auckland Super City governance where local Act MP Rodney Hide wants to curb local government spending.
GORDON GIBBONS: Dale talks with Gordon about Manukau Rugby League and other recent League games throughout Auckland.
JOLENE [i.e. JOLINE] HENRY : Captain of the Waikato Bay of Plenty, Magic netball Team with a reflection of last nights win over the Vixens from Melbourne. Jolene [i.e. Joline] puts the win down to an attitude shift and the valuable contribution of everyone in the Team.
PAUL MOON - "MATARIKI": Historian, prolific author and Head of Māori Studies at AUT, talks with Dale about Matariki and its history. Paul tells how the Matariki thinking has changed over the years with regular events involving death that seemed to happen during this time of the year.
Paul says the term was derived from the words Mata-a-riki. Mata, meaning eyes and riki, meaning small, or the eyes of Ariki, meaning the eyes of a High ranking or Chiefly person.
GLEN MACKAY: Māori Responsiveness Strategy Advisor to the New Zealand Police, talks with Dale about the new initiative established by the Police by liaising with Te Wananga O Aotearoa in Mangere, with Training Courses aimed at helping to educate and identify potential Police recruits especially amongst Māori and Pacific Islanders. Glen talks about this relationship between Police and Te Wananga O Aotearoa and he highlights the benefits involved like salary and continued university education. 0800NEWCOPS is the phone number for more information.
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