Tourist Radio hits NZ airwaves

It's always better to visit a new country with someone who knows their way around and someone who can take you to all those beautiful places off the tourist trail. Now, with the launch of Tourism Radio, you can have your very own tour guide to show you around New Zealand...

The new radio station, which launches this month, is a virtual tour guide and likened to ‘having a couple of friendly locals in the back seat.'

Tourism Radio was originally started in Cape Town, South Africa in 2005 and is now hitting New Zealand's shores, aimed at those who want to navigate their own way around New Zealand, rather than be beholden to regimented coach tours and bossy tour-guides.

Combining unique software with GPS technology, the station broadcasts content in real time relative to the location of the listeners, so it will always be offering relevant and timely information.

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