Pirate radio in Australasia
An introduction to the subject of Pirate Radio can be found under that heading.
New Zealand (From International Waters)
1966: Radio Hauraki broadcast from the MV Tiri, and in 1968 from the MV Tiri II. This was the only ship-based pirate station to ever to broadcast in the Southern Hemisphere.
Australia
Early 1970s: University students and draft resisters, protesting against conscription in Australia and the Vietnam War, set up pirate radio stations broadcasting on the AM band called Radio Draft Resistance at Sydney and Melbourne Universities for short periods of time.