[1] The network aims to foster mutual understanding between different migrant groups with diverse interests, religions and ethnic origins.

[5] Journalist and media commentator Thakur Ranjit Singh, the former publisher of Fiji Daily Post, has been critical of Radio Tarana's extensive use of Hindi.

In 2012, he wrote Tarana had used and promoted a high quality of traditional Hindi, maintaining language decorum, sensitivity and proper usage.

He suggested rival network Apna had used pidgin, slang and Fiji Hindi, and had compromised the language with "linguistic engineering".

He argued this excluded listeners who had limited exposure to the Hindi language, including school children whose friends and peers were mostly Pākehā.

However, the authority ruled the host was entitled to discuss his personal views and experiences with Christianity, and the programme did not encourage denigration or discrimination against Hindu people.

[13] Radio Tarana covers Fijian news, political issues and events including the 2000 and 2006 coups and the 2014 general election.

[12] It is the only media outlet in the world to secure a weekly interview with Fijian prime minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama.

At the end of a two-hour interview at his Suva office, Bainimarama said Tarana served as a "good bridge between Fiji and New Zealand" and Narayan was a "pleasant man" he had never met.

[5] In 2014, the Broadcasting Standards Authority refused to uphold complaint against Radio Tarana from Fiji government minister Rajesh Singh.

Tarana had broadcast a news item about District Court proceedings involving Singh, over a dispute about rent allegedly owned to the landlord of a building he leased.

[14] Later the same year, the authority received a complaint about Tarana's stories on the Sanil Kumar Medical Fund, which had been set up the support the treatment of a young Fijian-Indian man in New Zealand who had died after being deported back to Fiji.

Radio Tarana News reported some people, including the immediate family of Kumar, had made allegations the fund was being misused by its directors.

The authority rejected the claims, ruling the broadcaster made been reasonably balanced, fair and accurate, and the story was no discriminatory or irresponsible.

The station's breakfast show, Morning No 1 with Neha and Sanjesh, airs from 6.30am and features music, news, weather, community notices, traffic reports and competitions.

On Tuesday nights, Azim hosts from 7pm, a show about soulful music, observations, love and relationship talkback, competitions and giveaways.

On Thursday nights, Jilesh Desai presents Unplugged Guruvaar from 7.00pm, featuring mesmerizing Bollywood unplugged music , interviews, music, and live dedications, On Friday night, Nishita leads into the weekend with Tarana Bar - a show combining sports, comedy and giveaways from 7pm till midnight.

Shalend, Mona and Satend host Saturday Night Hungama, a show of music, competitions and cross-overs to Fiji, from 8.00pm until 5.00am the next morning.

[6] In January 2015 Radio Tarana and MediaWorks New Zealand announced a partnership to collaborate commercially, extending the reach and client opportunities for both broadcasters.

MediaWorks commercial director Paul Hancox said the partnership would allow the company to take its brands and personalities into Tarana's markets, which would have otherwise been hard to reach.

[8] Writer Damien Venuto said the partnership made sense given the increase in new migrants to New Zealand since 1996, and the growing divide between broadcasters that are dedicated to ethnic minorities and those that are targeting a broad audience.

[19] Khan claimed the station's listenership was growing rapidly, with Hindi becoming the fourth most spoke language in the country and Indian becoming the fifth largest ethnic group.