Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko te kaitākaro, te "Kaikauwhau Matua" rānei o te whakataetae, e mōhiotia ana ko "The Voice of The 500". Ahakoa ko Bill Slater te kaikawe i nga whakaaturanga tuatahi i runga i te Mutual, ko Sid Collins, i mahi tahi me Slater i nga tau o mua hei kairipoata hurihuri, hei kaitohutohu ranei, e kiia ana ko te "Rongo" tuatahi. Mo te hauwhā-rau tau o te noho motuhake o te Whatunga, mai i te 1952 ki te 1976, ko Collins te kaiwhakaputa matua, ana ko te tauira mo te hunga katoa i whai ake. Ko tētahi o ngā wā tino nui o Collins i roto i te pāohotanga i puta i te wā o te whakataetae 1964
He aha? Whai muri i tētahi tukinga nui i te rerenga matua, ka tuku a Collins i tētahi kupu whakamoemiti mō Eddie Sachs, i mate i roto i te tukinga me Dave MacDonald. Neke atu i te 30,000 nga reta i tae mai ki te whatunga e tono ana kia tuhia te tuhinga o te mihi i runga i te rangi. I whakamate a Collins i a ia i te Mei 2, 1977, i muri i tana kitenga i te ALS.