Radio Pacific. 2003-01-23. 13:00-17:00

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait is host of Radio Pacific talkback from 1am-5am, Sunday, Monday and Tuesdays. Commercial breaks throughout.

CDR03/19/01
Recording begins with commercials, then weather forecast.
03'40" Merepeka Raukawa-Tait outlines several current events as possible topics for talkback. 15'25" First caller, aged 94, forgets what she called about.. remembers it was about church levies which are more than some people can afford. The other topic this hour was
Sir Ron Brierley taking out Australian citizenship for business reasons.

CDR03/19/02
Weather forecast. 01'30" First caller corrects earlier Merepeka apparent mis-statement about where Hawaiki is (She said near Hawaii, caller says near Tahiti), turns into general discussion on origin of Māori. Other topics during the hour were Māori and pakeha "roots", Māori forms of greeting, tithing, being a good Kiwi, churches' attitudes.

CDR03/19/03
Commercials & weather. 3'45" Calls begin. Topics during this hour were Māori/pakeha relationships, churches' attitudes, tithing, cat story, family relationships, religion.

CDR03/19/04
Commercials, weather. Calls begin 07'30". Topics: religion/church attitudes, coping with family deaths, link between alcohol & accidents, present-day lack of moral fibre, broken homes, favourite music, Christianity, spiked drinks, hit & run fatality, out-of-date ads.