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Hauraki QSL

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Radio Hauraki QSL+

Brian Withers sends in a nice item of memorabilia - one of the early audience listener cards sent from the station to confirm reception.

Reports from listeners all over the country helped Hauraki determine how good their signal was on any given day

13 December 1966.

Tiri I On Slipway

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Tiri I +

After going aground on rocks on Great Barrier Island, the old Tiri is towed back to Auckland and slipped so that assessors can view the damage.

January 1968.












Kapuni Gets Signage

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Kapuni. 1968 +

The newly acquired Kapuni receiving her first coat of yellow paint and signage. February 1968.

Announcer Ian Johnston

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Announcer Ian Johnston 1969. +

Announcer Ian Johnston prepares for another shift in the studio aboard the Tiri II. 1969.

Technical Direction

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Denis O'Callahan and John Tremain. +

Technical Director Denis O'Callahan and Technician John Tremain working on the transmitter in the hold of the ship. 1967?

Tiri II on Uretiti Beach

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Tiri II on Uretiti Beach. +

An attempt is made to pull the Tiri II off Uretiti Beach near Waipu where she had been driven ashore during a severe gale. June 1968.

David Gapes Eyes Up Kapuni

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David Gapes and Kapuni. +

David Gapes watches the newly acquired Kapuni, about to be renamed Tiri II, move quietly away from the wharf and make her way to the slip at St Mary's Bay. February 1968.

Colin Broadley and Supporter

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Colin Broadley and supporter. +

Colin Broadley and a supporter tighten one of the guy wires holding the new steel aerial. February 1968.

Tiri II and Great Barrier Island

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Tiri II and Great Barrier Island +

An aerial view of the Tiri II with Great Barrier Island on the background.

1969.













Tiri II Bridge and Wheelhouse

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Bridge and wheelhouse. +

The Tiri II bridge and wheelhouse.

Tiri II Gets Coat of Paint

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New coat of paint. +

Whenever the ship was slipped there was an opportunity to clean the hull and slap on another coat of paint.

1969.















Tiri II On Mooring

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Moored in the Hauraki Gulf. 1969. +

On the mooring in the Hauraki Gulf. 1969.

Tiri II Gets New Aerial

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Tiri II gets new aerial. 1968. +

After being converted into the pirate radio ship, the Tiri II is about to receive a brand new steel aerial.

February 1968.











Tiri II On Slipway

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Tiri II on the slipway. 1969. +

Tiri II on the slipway at St Mary's Bay Auckland. 1969.

Tiri II On Mooring

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Tiri II on mooring. 1969. +

Tiri II (real name Kapuni) on the mooring in the Hauraki Gulf. 1969.

Crew Change

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Pirate Radio Hauraki Crew Change. 1970. +

Crew change-over day.

Bill Gibbs in his Maurauder pulls alongside the Tiri II as the crew wait patiently to head to shore. 1970.







Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary Logo


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Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary Logo
© Radio Hauraki.

The official Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary logo. Only used on current Radio Hauraki sanctioned events.

Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary Concert Tour


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Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary Concert Tour Posters, August 2006
© Radio Hauraki

In the 1970s Radio Hauraki was New Zealand's most famous 'pirate' radio station. Now in 2006 it celebrates 40 years on air with a major nationwide concert tour of New Zealand, featuring Kiwi rock icons Th' Dudes, Hello Sailor & Hammond Gamble.

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