“For 30 years we have stayed true to who we are, not just as an iwi radio station but as a genuine voice for Ngāi Tahu, and the wider Māori community,” she said. “Our underlying kaupapa will always be to share the talents and stories of our people in our voice.” Key changes to the Waitangi Tribunal Act and a need for the protection and promotion of te reo Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi laid a path for the station’s inception – and it was officially launched on Waitangi Day 1991.
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Tahu FM DJ Ra Dallas supported Pink Ribbon Day for breast cancer awareness in 2008.