Neil Waka is a New Zealand broadcaster and journalist.[1] He began his 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 to present the weekday 4:30pm news bulletins on ONE News for TVNZ, for almost two years from 2007.[2][3]

In 2010 Waka resigned from his television roles and moved into public relations.[4] 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.[4]

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][5]

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


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