Radio Waatea – Urban Maori Radio in Tamaki Makaurau

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  Radio Waatea is a new radio station for New Zealanders. It’s a free service that invites you to join the conversation about today and tomorrow for our future as Māori. The station is built on the principles of Urban Maori Radio, which aims to create authentic and local programming by engaging with local communities and storytellers. Radio Waatea will be published on a digital shortwave service, available across the country. The location in Tamaki Makaurau is part of a city-wide revitalization program that will also see work being done at Oakley Creek and Kauri Park - two other urban centers with significant Māori links. With Radio Waatea and these projects, we are making sure that we continue to build strong partnerships between our whanau and hapū as we move into the future together as Māori. Why is Radio Waatea? New Zealand is a multicultural country and radio is the most important medium for connecting indigenous and non-indigenous people. The growth of multilingual media h...

  Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori  News  that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa. Radio Waatea's mission & vision Radio Waatea's mission is to provide a free, bi-lingual radio station to the North and South Auckland communities, to help sustain the Māori language and culture. To achieve this, they aim to: - Provide a quality broadcast that is accessible to everyone in the community, regardless of their language ability Promote and encourage the Māori language and culture through the media Engage with the community, showcasing their talents Develop the program and technology to provide Māori language content Optimize broadcasting for digital broadcasting and online content Provide a strong and comprehensive Māori language and culture education platform for people of all ages and ability levels. Current broadcasts...