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Mai FM - It's Cool to Kōrero
Television (Full Length) – 1999
This NZ TV award-nominated documentary tells the story of radio station Mai FM. Founded in 1992 by Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua, its mix of hip hop, r’n’b and te reo soon won ratings success. Original breakfast host Robert Rakete recalls early days when the station was a CD player hooked up to an aerial, while Mai FM's champions argue the station has executed its kaupapa: promoting Māori language and culture to the youth of Auckland, including the breakout phrase, “it’s cool to kōrero!” The introduction by Tainui Stephens was done for Māori TV's doco slot He Raranga Kōrero.
My job is to sell commercials, because without commercials we don’t have a radio station.– Mai FM breakfast DJ Robert Rakete
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
Te Aratai Productions
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