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Rock the Boat: The Story of Radio Hauraki 1965-1970
Television (Full Length) – 1996
Pirate radio hit Kiwi airwaves on 4 December 1966 when Radio Hauraki broadcast from the Colville Channel aboard the vessel Tiri. Made by Sally Aitken, this film reunited the original pirates for the first time in 30 years to recall their battle to bring rock’n’roll to the youth of NZ. Featuring rare archive footage, the tale of radio rebels, conservative stooges, stoners, ship-wrecks and lost-at-sea DJs was originally made as a student film. It was bought by TVNZ and screened in primetime to praise: “Top of the dial, top of the class” (Greg Dixon in The NZ Herald).
The thing that motivated me to get into pirate radio more than anything else was the distaste I had for horse racing ...– David Gapes, Radio Hauraki director
Key Cast & Crew
Keng Lim
Paul Robinson
David Gapes
Gilly Tyler
Sally Aitken
Derek Lowe
Acknowledgements
Made at the Auckland Institute of Technology for the 1996 Bachelor of Communication Studies
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