Mai FM - The Hottest Hip Hop and RnB

Mai FM is a Māori

Maori language

Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

 radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 located in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The station broadcasts on 88.6 FM in Auckland, 98.8 FM in Whangarei

Whangarei

Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the...

, 96.6 FM in Tauranga

Tauranga

Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...

, 105.5 FM in Rotorua

Rotorua

Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...

, 105.5 FM in Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings.-Geography:...

, 97.0 FM in Manawatu and 88.9 FM in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

. It plays mainly hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 and R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 music.
Mai FM began broadcasting to Auckland in July 1992. It was run by one of the largest Maori tribes in New Zealand, Ngati Whatua

Ngati Whatua

Ngāti Whātua is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. It consists of four hapu : Te Uri-o-Hau, Te Roroa, Te Taoū, and Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei....

 and Mai Media
. Between 1996 and 2005 Mai FM also operated a second station Ruia Mai

Ruia Mai

Ruia Mai was a Māori language radio station based in Auckland, New Zealand. Ruia Mai was started by Mai FM owners Ngāti Whātua in 1996...

 on 1179AM in Auckland with all programming in the Māori language

Maori language

Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

, Also from 1996 to 2001 Mai FM also broadcasted in Christchurch on 90.5, this was due to an agreement between Ngati Whatua and Kai Tahu iwi. Originally started off as 90.5 Tahu FM, with local on air talent, and formatted with the Mai FM Auckland music. In late 2001 the agreement between Ngati Whatua and Kai Tahu iwi stopped and the Mai FM brand in Christchurch ceased, and is now gone back to its original name Tahu Fm. On 29 February 2008 it was announced that MediaWorks New Zealand had bought the station and would take it over on 31 March 2008.

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Weekday	Mai Mornings with Nickson Nickson Nickson is a surname, and may refer to*David Nickson, Baron Nickson , British businessman.*Elizabeth Nickson, Canadian journalist*George Nickson , Anglican Bishop*J. J. Nickson , American physician... , K'Lee K'lee Kaleena Renae McNabb, better known by her stage name K'Lee, is a New Zealand pop singer who released her first single in 2001 at the age of 17, while still attending Waitakere College in West Auckland...  and Wairangi Koopu Wairangi Koopu Wairangi Koopu is a professional rugby league player for the Pt Chev Pirates in New Zealand. Koopu primarily plays in the second row, although he also can play in the centres.-Early years:...				Mid Mornings with K'Lee K'lee Kaleena Renae McNabb, better known by her stage name K'Lee, is a New Zealand pop singer who released her first single in 2001 at the age of 17, while still attending Waitakere College in West Auckland...		Lunch Breaks with DJ Sir-Vere			The Home Runwith Nate Nate Nate is a South Korean web portal, developed by SK Communications. In 2003, Nate acquired the online community service Cyworld, and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival Daum for the first time....				Mai FM Nights					Middawns
Saturday	Middawns	The best of Mai Mornings			BIG D - Doug Te Moni					Mai FM Hitlist with Nate Nate Nate is a South Korean web portal, developed by SK Communications. In 2003, Nate acquired the online community service Cyworld, and in 2004, it achieved first place in local page views with a total of 3.8 million, surpassing rival Daum for the first time....					Saturday Nights				Middawns
Sunday	Sunday Morning						Sunday Afternoon				Sunday Evening				Sunday Nights with DJ SIRVERE				Middawns