Rakete leaving Mai FM for new station

Robbie Rakete - the morning voice of Mai FM for the past 14 years - is leaving the popular iwi station for another radio job.

He is understood to be lining up for a position with RadioWorks station The Breeze when it launches in Auckland this year.

Rakete joined Mai FM as breakfast host in 1992 after hosting music show RTR Countdown on television.

Mai Media chief Graham Pryor said a large part of Mai FM's success was because of Rakete's "breakfast antics, humour and professionalism".