Robert Rakete got his screen break as one of the teen adventurers on 80s series Sea Urchins.
After acting in teleplay The Protestors, he later became the enthusiastic, long-haired presenter on three versions of Ready to Roll.
He also spent 14 years hosting a high-rating breakfast shift for Auckland's Mai FM, before moving to The Breeze in 2006.
In 2014, he spent time in The Wiggles, as "the Brown Wiggle".
Here are the lyrics to his composition that won the the Te Puke Highway Song Contest, sponsored by Te Puke Economic Development Group (TP Edg).