25 May 2015

Tautoko FM back on air

8:51 am on 25 May 2015

A Northland iwi radio station whose building was destroyed in a blaze has found a temporary home.

The Tautoko FM crew following the fire.

The Tautoko FM crew following the fire. Photo: Facebook / Tautoko FM

Last Monday, about 20 firefighters were called to the Tautoko FM building in Mangamuka.

More than $1 million worth of broadcasting equipment and buildings were destroyed in the fire.

Part of the station razed in the fire

Part of the station razed in the fire Photo: Tautoko FM, Mangamuka

Tautoko FM is broadcasting out of a local cafe, while plans for a new station are underway.

It is the tribal radio station for the country's largest iwi of Ngāpuhi and was the first iwi station in Te Tai Tokerau, broadcasting since 1988.