Mai FM is New Zealand's largest urban contemporary radio network, promoting Māori language and culture and broadcasting hip hop and rhythm and blues.

[4] Since the MediaWorks' takeover there has been significant programming and branding changes as well as the creation of the Mai FM network.

Mai FM is a networked station with all shows and music broadcasting from its Auckland studios.

The chart order, including which artists and songs feature, is voted by listeners on the station's official website.

The countdown runs on weekdays over a three-week period started in 2013 as The Mai Hot 500 according to their official Instagram page.