Robert Taylor played the first ever morning bird call on the National programme on Waitangi Day in 1974.
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Robert Taylor started playing bird noises on his all night programme for his 'night owl' listeners.
Former RNZ broadcaster Robert Taylor, who helped start the tradition of morning bird calls on the public broadcaster, has died aged 82.
He has been remembered as a kind and gentle man with a passion for broadcasting, and a love for nature and conservation.
The first ever morning bird call was played on the National programme, as it was called back then, on Waitangi Day in 1974.
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