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Radio Waatea

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Radio Waatea

Radio Waatea is a bilingual radio station that was set up in Auckland in 1999 by the Manukau Urban Māori Authority and Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust. One of its aims is promote Māori language and culture to an urban Māori audience. It broadcasts a range of music, talkback and current events programmes.

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Paul Meredith, Urban Māori – Urban and tribal authorities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4219/radio-waatea (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 4 March 2009, updated 17 February 2015.