20 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3983

the Porirua Licensing Trust Operations Manager and the man who
has been responsible for making Liquorland look so fantastic today—
Bill congratulations.

B.M.: Thank you very much Dick.

D.W.: Gosh you’d done a great job, you guys must have been
working about 20-hour days over the last few . . .

B.M.: It’s been a long time, all the guys have helped a lot, of
course wives haven’t seen much of you obviously—wake up in the
morning, oh it’s you again, you know.

D.W.: Well it’s just fantastic, there are balloons everywhere,
there’s a beautiful Christmas tree, there are signs everywhere, and
great Liquorland carnival celebratory signs all over the place and
today of course Bill, the big day, the official opening of Liquorland
and we’re looking forward to all the different activities. I see the
Big Brand Barbeque man is out there at the moment with about
20 beautiful succulent lambs on the spit all getting ready for the
free sampling of lamb and the free lunch giveaways after about half
past 11 quarter to 12 today. There are all sorts of things to be won
here at Liquorland between now and 2 this afternoon. Santa Claus
arrives at 12 so try and catch Santa Claus if you can, he’ll be here
at 12, and just after 11 after the official opening the Big Brand
Bavarian Band is going to be entertaining, there’s going to be various
taste-ins, you’ll be able to come along and have a free taste-in and
so many different things happening, there’s going to be valuable
products actually given away for only 1 cent today and just so much,
and it’s a beautiful Wellington day—Tawa. Porirua you’ve never
looked so beautiful, so your brand new facility is going to officially
open in just a few minutes on the hour at 11 o’clock—try and get
down sometime between now and 2 today for the big gala carnival
opening of Liquorland, Kenepuru. Thanks Brian.

Track Two

D.W.: Getting on. I tell you what it is fantastic here today, of
course Wellington has blessed us with the most magnificent day
and I tell you what it is the most magnificent in the Tawa-Porirua
area right here at the end of Tawa Main Road and Kenepuru Drive
where the new Liquorland grand opening carnival is taking place
right now and inside there are hundreds and hundreds of people
who have being making the most of the various bargains that are
available today, who have been looking at the various activities
and listening to the Bavarian section of the Porirua Municipal
Band—Big Band Carnival Band—let’s here it for Liquorland boys.

Band SFX

During the last little while these guys have been entertaining us
here at Liquorland and playing all sorts of Christmas carols,
Bavarian, Austrian and German music, a great selection.

Well all the activities are on all day today at Liquorland, at the
end of Tawa Main Road and Kenepuru Drive and it’s such a
beautiful day to come on out. we had Santa Claus here just a little
while back about an hour ago and he said hi to all the boys and
girls and various people have been winning magnificent prizes, you
can do it right throughout the day today, today the official opening,
the big carnival celebration of Liquorland, Liquorland from the
Porirua Licensing Trust, just at the end of Tawa Main Road and
Kenepuru Drive, so try and take the opportunity of sometime today
to get on down to the new Liquorland in Porirua-Tawa area—this
is Dick Weir on 2ZB.

Decision No. 14/84
Bro. 60/84

Before the Broadcasting Tribunal

In the matter of the Broadcasting Act 1976 and in the matter of
an application by the BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEW
ZEALAND for a sound radio warrant for Te Kuiti:

Chairman: B. H. Slane.
Member: L. R. Scats.
Co-opted Member: M. J. Henshall.
Hearing: At Te Kuiti—9 July 1984.
Counsel: G. R. Rowe for Broadcasting Corporation of New
Zealand.

DECISION

The Application

The applicant proposes to establish a station with studios at Te
Kuiti to serve Te Kuiti and Otorohanga from a 400 watt transmitter
sited north of Te Kuiti.

The station would provide a 24-hour service. On weekdays 3 hours
would be locally originated between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. From 6 a.m.
to 7 a.m. and from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. the station would
rebroadcast IZU Taumarunui.

From 12.30 to 2 p.m. it would rebroadcast the national programme
and from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. IZH Hamilton. From 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
the station would rebroadcast the Radio New Zealand community
network shows. From 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. the Earlybird Show a
community network commercial programme would be broadcast.

On Saturdays the local originated hours would be from 8 a.m. to
10 a.m. There would be no local programming on Sundays, when
the station would rebroadcast either IZH Hamilton or the national
programme.

In support of the application the Corporation stated that the
Taumarunui station provided a mix of programmes from other
sources and from local origination for a population of about 12,000.

The Te Kuiti borough and district had about 7250 people and
Otorohanga and district about 4750. The population therefore
totalled about 12,000 within the area which could be covered by a
good primary signal.

The main objective was to provide an adequate signal for the
listeners of the area whose reception was unsatisfactory from both
IZH Hamilton and the private commercial station 1XW. The FM
signal from Mount Te Aroha provides adequate reception of an
alternative FM music programme.

The long term objective of the corporation was the provision of 2
complementary programmes, one local commercial and one
national and non-commercial, and in the medium term future they
would be complemented by mass appeal and special music
programmes on FM.

Evidence was given by G. H. Wykes, National Operations
Manager for Radio New Zealand. He said the purpose was to extend
coverage to an area which had experienced indifferent reception and
to fulfil an important community role which would be available to
rural communities not well served at present. Entertainment and
local information were the main ingredients in the community role.

It was intended that the proposed service would generate sufficient
income to just cover the additional cost involved. It was unlikely
that the hours would be extended unless local support warranted
the extension. Mr Wykes said the Corporation believed the proposal
would provide an improved service to the area, was economically
viable, provided for improved utilisation of existing technical
facilities at Hamilton and Taumarunui, represented a local extension
of existing services and made appropriate use of a suitable and
available AM frequency.

D. J. Gatland, supervising engineer for medium and high frequency
radio coverage planning for the BCNZ, outlined the radio coverage
from the existing FM stations, stating that the low field strengths
provided stable though noisy reception during the day but at night
the signals were affected by skywave co-channel interference from
overseas, mainly Australian stations and heterodyne whistles from
adjacent New Zealand channels.

He said the transmitter site chosen was approximately 7 kilometres
north-northeast of Te Kuiti and 11 kilometres south-southwest of
Otorohanga in the Mangapu Stream valley to the west of State
Highway 1 and south of Hangatiki Caves road. The site was as far
south as the service planning requirements for Otorohanga allow
to ensure that rural coverage to the south of Te Kuiti is maximised.
He produced a coverage map showing the expected field strengths
of the new station and those for IZU and the Hamilton stations.

J. S. A. Stubbs, Station Manager of IZH and IYW in Hamilton
is responsible for the Corporation’s operations in the greater Waikato
area. Mr Stubbs said that most radio listeners in the Te
Kuiti/Otorohanga area tuned to Hamilton stations which are being
required to maintain a liaison with the region in community
information, news, sport and advertising.

Mr Stubbs would take principal responsibility for the operation
as the senior manager in the area but he would co-ordinate the
activities relating to the station and input required from Taumarunui.
Assistance would be given the station in the matter of sales, sporting
coverage, news and staff relief from the Hamilton stations and
farming matters would be serviced by the rural reporters in
Hamilton.

During the period from 3 p.m to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, IZH
would pay attention to requests for information to be broadcast
pertaining to the north King Country area and this would also occur
in the summer on Saturdays between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. when more
emphasis than currently would be placed on King Country sport.
On Sunday there would be no relay from Taumarunui.

There would be 2 full-time staff as well as local part-time staff.

A. D. King, Station Manager of King Country Radio IZU
Taumarunui, outlined the proposed programming which would be
basically light popular music aimed to satisfy a 10–54 year old age
spread. IZU’s programmes when linked with Radio Waitomo, would
include items of regional interest and the same would happen when
the station joined with IZH Hamilton. There would be stronger
support for regional sport in the area, particularly rugby coverage.

The station would be invaluable in providing commentaries on
inter-club, inter-provincial and international matches played in the
area as well as provide publicity for annual events such as A & P
shows. The 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. period would include broadcast material
of rural interest, featuring items concerning dairying activities in