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Waitangi Day is a huge logistical nightmare for the people who
run the Treaty Grounds - even more so when things go awry, as they
have a tendency to do when political passions run high. Breakfast
speaks with Jeanette Richards, CEO of the Waitangi National Trust,
about how they handle the event on a yearly basis, and how
celebrations this year have compared to previous years.
Petrol prices
Oil analyst Daniel Skipper from OM Financial on petrol prices: Why
is the high kiwi dollar not pulling them down?
Hone Harawira
Waitangi is an intensely political place - and this week, with
the furore over asset sales and the Treaty, there's potential for
some seriously tense debate. Local Maori MP and Mana Movement
leader Hone Harawira joins Breakfast to discuss this story.
Race Relations
Race Relations Commissioner Joris De Bres joins Breakfast to
discuss why a lack of understanding and fairness is getting in the
way of a truly racially harmonious New Zealand.
John Key
Breakfast catches up with the Prime Minister as he prepares for his
Waitangi Day formalities, and a hostile reception from Maori upset
with his Government's agenda.
Breast Feeding Row
Debate is raging after protests from breastfeeding advocates
saw images of Piri Weepu bottle-feeding his baby cut from a health
campaign. Rochelle Gillespie from parenting magazine Oh Baby!
discusses the outcry.
US Correspondent
US correspondent Tim Wilson joins Breakfast with an update on the
Republican primary race as well as all the other big news making
headlines stateside.
Waitangi Positives
Breakfast looks at the relevance and importance of the
positives to Waitangi Day with the chairman of the Waitangi Trust
Board Pita Paraone.
Reporter Round Up
Reporters check in with what's happening in their patches
around the country, including Petra at Waitangi.
Travel
With the New Zealand dollar hitting a record high against the
Euro, now is as good as any time to start planning a trip to
Europe. Lindsay Barron from House of Travel joins us with all you
need to know about planning an European adventure.
And Tamati has all the weather news from Toi o Manukau Waitangi Day Festival.
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