by Jason Eli | Sep 22, 2026
Island Base FM has had the privilege of working alongside rangatahi at Mahurangi College in Warkworth across multiple music programmes, creating spaces where young people can explore music, build new skills and, most importantly, have fun creating together. Our first...
by Jason Eli | Aug 27, 2026
During the winter school holidays, Island Base headed north to Mahurangi College in Warkworth for two days of music making, creativity and connection with some awesome rangatahi. This was our second time running one of our music programmes at Mahurangi College. It was...
by Jason Eli | Jun 8, 2026
Creativity, culture, confidence, and collaboration came together at the Mahurangi Hope Community Hub holiday programme, where Kaotia, Betty, Anarisi, Iraihi, Tomi, Mangura, and Katera worked alongside their inspiring mentor Noah Slee to create an original song and...
by Jason Eli | May 4, 2026
Island Base FM recently held a two-day holiday programme in Warkworth at Mahurangi Hope Community Hub, bringing together over 20 young pasifika rangatahi for a creative space grounded in music, storytelling, and community. Led by music mentors Noah Slee and Miloux,...
by Jason Eli | Nov 20, 2025
Confidence Navigating New Waters – Lura Macc’s Re-Exploration of Her Musical Artistry Lura is a soulful emerging artist with an incredibly poignant view of the world around her and a story to be told of love, loss and history. As someone currently working in...
