In April of the same year "Tiri II" found herself beached again at Whangaparapara Harbour, a victim of the same storm that resulted in the "Wahine" disaster. After repairs she was back at sea in five days. Between this time and June 1968, "Tiri II" would end up beached at Uretiti Beach and caught several times broadcasting from New Zealand waters by radio inspectors. Just before Christmas 1968, Radio Hauraki became New Zealand's first 24-hour broadcasting radio station. Radio Hauraki was not live radio. The studios were land-based and most programs were recorded on reel-to-reel tapes in 1/2 hour segments approximately one week prior to their broadcast. This meant that while contests, current top tunes, etc. could be accommodated, news and weather were more of a challenge.