Ngati Hine FM - Iwi Station of the Year

30 Apr 2010

Ngati Hine FM was announced as the inaugural winner of the "Iwi Station of the Year" award at the 2010 NZ Radio Awards held in Auckland last night.

"Innovation on the delivery of Te Reo Maori is a key strategy for the award" says Mike Kake, General Manager of Ngati Hine FM. "Our point of difference is making Te Reo accessible to all levels of understanding".

The award comes as Ngati Hine FM prepares to shift its frequencies to 99.6 in Whangarei and 99.1 north of Hikurangi - effective 20th May 2010 onwards.

The frequency changes are required by the Ministry of Economic Development as part of an effort to improve the management of New Zealand's radio broadcasting spectrum.