10 Mar 2023

Canterbury Mountain Radio Service to close after nearly 60 years

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 10 March 2023

Canterbury Mountain Radio Service is due to close after nearly 60 years due to funding shortfalls and changing technology.

The service provides radio-telephones for communication in remote areas of the South Island and Stuart Island.

Ian Gardiner has been involved with the station for decades, and tells Susie about the service's long history.

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