Neil Waka

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Neil Waka is a New Zealand broadcaster and journalist. [1]

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Education and media career

After graduating from Rotorua Boys' High School, [2] he began his media career in radio as a news and current affairs journalist before moving into television. Waka helped establish and was the first presenter in New Zealand of [[Three [TV channel)|TV3]]'s Nightline presenting and reporting for Nightline for three years. Waka also presented his own sports show for three years, Wynns Sport Sunday while also hosting New Zealand’s first NBA show before becoming the official weekend news reader. He presented multiple programmes at TV3 including current affairs show Inside New Zealand and was the official news presenter and reporter trainer for four years. In 2000 Waka joined the TVNZ breakfast team with Mike Hoskins and Kate Hawkesby as news reader, becoming the Late News presenter the following year, before joining Judy Bailey at 6pm News 12 months later, staying there for five years. Waka also developed and presented the first weekday 4:30pm news bulletins on One News for TVNZ, for almost two years from 2007. [3] [4]

Corporate career

In 2010 Waka resigned from his television roles and moved into public relations. [5] He took on a corporate role with global organisation General Motors Holden New Zealand for five years before moving to Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand as head of corporate affairs for New Zealand and Fiji. [5]

Return to journalism

Waka returned to New Zealand television as a guest sports news presenter for Newshub's AM Show prior to Christmas 2019, and the following year he took a broadcasting role at Māori Television presenting the current affair programme Te Ao Tapatahi, which he held until December 2023. [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Screen, NZ On. "Neil Waka | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Ngā Raukura i te Ao - Hall of Fame. Rotorua Boys' High School. rbhs.school.nz official site.
  3. ↑ McNaughton, Maggie (27 October 2007). "4.30pm slot pulls in viewers". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Francis, Clio (20 March 2009). "Taxis and booze cut as TVNZ wields axe". The Dominion Post . Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 McConnell, Glenn (11 July 2020). "Newsreader Neil Waka is returning to television after 10 years off-screen". Stuff . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "TV news show cut - Neil Waka's farewell; Braunias: The 5 best books to read this summer". The New Zealand Herald . 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.


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