13/02/2026
Bic Runga: Return To Splendour
Bic Runga may have spent time away from the stage spotlight, but she needs no introduction. Songs like Drive, Sway and Listening ...
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Yumi Zouma: Comfortably Bolder
Yumi Zouma are in promotion mode for their January 2026 LP, ‘No Love Lost to Kindness’, the alt rock act’s fifth album, ...
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Club Ruby: Not So Secretly A Musical
Still only in relatively early stages of their career, the quirky and vivid world of Club Ruby makes them one of the most ...
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Anna van Riel: Pitching Her Wooden Leg
Anna van Riel’s music career by now spans over two decades, but having spent the past 10 years or so focused on recording ...
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There’s A Tuesday: Moving Past The Wednesday Years
There’s A Tuesday seem to have an uncanny knack for generating attention, without necessarily intending to. 2025 has been ...
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Karl Steven: Creating the Pike River film soundtrack
Karl Sölve Steven will need little introduction to most NZM readers. Energised frontman of Supergroove in the late 1990s ...
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VÏKAE: Burning Up The Old World
Karaka-based musician VÏKAE (Veronika Bell) has released a string of emotionally charged alt-pop music throughout her career. ...
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Rei: Making Music Magic
By now 15 years into a prolific and diverse career, Rei has captured the hearts of many with his smooth voice, ambitiously ...
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Merv Pinny: Hoeing The Hard Road
Merv Pinny bought his first guitar at 10, and five decades on it’s evident that making music is still what he most loves ...
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