Wireless Audio Systems

Here is how this works in practice. Our wireless audio packages in New Zealand standardise on Lectrosonics SRc / SMQv / DCHT / DCHR, Wisycom MTP41 / MCR54, Sennheiser Digital 6000 and EW-DX, and Sound Devices A20-Mini for digital-secure picture-day deliverables. IFB feeds via Comtek M-216 / PR-216, intercom over Riedel Bolero, Clear-Com FreeSpeak II, and Motorola CP200d for stadium-tier multi-cam. RF scanning, coordination, and post-build sweeps via Shure Workbench and Wireless Designer are standard on Stone Street Studios sound-stage work, Kumeu Film Studios features, and any live-broadcast load at Sky Stadium Wellington, Eden Park Auckland, or Spark Arena 12K-capacity events. Talent body-pack hides — specific under harakeke flax garments and classic Māori costume for productions including Whale Rider, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and ongoing Rings of Power Amazon Prime episodes — receive sound-utility care from Auckland and The capital wireless experts.

Here is the short of it. Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) is the NZ regulator for wireless frequency licensing — coordination is mandatory above gathering thresholds. Stadium events, festival sites (WOMAD New Plymouth, Splore, Rhythm and Vines Gisborne, Wellington WOW), and broadcast venues all need pre-shoot frequency clearance. We route RSM applications through Tait Communications (Christchurch HQ — worldwide major radio comms manufacturer) where bespoke coordination is needed. The trans-Tasman 3-hour Sydney-Auckland window means Australian RF gear can rotate fast under MEAA-Equity NZ reciprocal credentialing. NZSPG 20% + 5% productivity uplift records runs through the New Zealand Film Commission, with WorkSafe NZ compliance on antenna rigging, ACC universal accident insurance, and Maritime NZ frequency rules applying to any vessel-based work in Fiordland, the Marlborough Sounds, Bay of Islands, and Kaikoura whale-watching shoots.