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A documentary that goes behind the scenes of Auckland's number one commercial music station, a station which started off with no money, volunteer staff and a rented room in the Albion Pub. Despite it's commercial success, critics believe it hass been at the expense of its mission to promote Māori language and culture.

Primary Title
  • Inside New Zealand
Secondary Title
  • Mai FM: It's Cool to Korero
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 17 May 2000
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV3
Broadcaster
  • TV3 Network Services
Programme Description
  • A documentary that goes behind the scenes of Auckland's number one commercial music station, a station which started off with no money, volunteer staff and a rented room in the Albion Pub. Despite it's commercial success, critics believe it hass been at the expense of its mission to promote Māori language and culture.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Documentary
Hosts
  • NZ On Air (Funder)
  • Te Aratai Productions (Production Unit)
  • Paora Maxwell (Producer)
  • Kay Ellmers (Director)
  • Bill Toepfer (Editor)
  • Matai Smith (Narrator)
Contributors
  • NZ On Air (Funder)
  • Te Aratai Productions (Production Unit)
  • Paora Maxwell (Producer)
  • Kay Ellmers (Director)
  • Bill Toepfer (Editor)
  • Matai Smith (Narrator)