13/02/2026
Bic Runga may have spent time away from the stage spotlight, but she needs no introduction. Songs like Drive, Sway and Listening for the Weather are part of our collective consciousness, solidifying her as one of New Zealand’s ...
21/01/2026
There’s A Tuesday seem to have an uncanny knack for generating attention, without necessarily intending to. 2025 has been a year in which the band released their debut full album, and appeared on stages in all manner of ...
11/12/2025
Having not long settled into the Pōneke scene as a four-piece, alt-rock outfit Dropper released a striking debut album titled ‘Be a Little Kinder’ in November 2025. The album’s propulsive opening track and focus single Anchor sets ...
08/12/2025
Formed in 2023, Christchurch rock three-piece The Rainfall identify Blink-182 and Foo Fighters among inspirations for their evolving pop punk sound, delivering on the promise with high energy live performances and music videos. ...
31/10/2025
In mid-October developing Ōtautahi-based dark pop artist Myah Eve released Layers, a haunting piano ballad that comes from a space where hurt and healing meet. The live music video that followed a few weeks after further ...
28/11/2022
Winners of the Play It Strange 2022 competitions have been announced, with 11 awards to be presented to secondary school students at a ceremony in Auckland at the end of November. 2022 Songwriting Competition Grace Lawrence ...
19/10/2022
Ōtautahi tenor Oliver Sewell has been announced winner of the $50,000 Dame Malvina Major Award, at what he says is a “critical junction” in his singing career. The singer recently took out first place in the Vincerò ...
10/10/2022
Producers of the Christmas In The Park 2022 celebration are looking for young musicians to join the line-up of this year's show, which is returning to the big stages after a two-year hiatus. Creative director Dixon Nacey ...
05/10/2022
On October 1, some 230 high school musicians from all around the country descended upon the NZ School of Music - Te Kōkī in Te Whanganui-A-Tara, for the inaugural Young Jazz Band-it competition 2022. Ten high school big ...
28/09/2022
The venerable Smokefree Rockquest 2022 celebrated the high school music competition's 35th anniversary with a very welcome live national final (as well as the Smokefree Tangata Beats final) at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau ...
24/06/2019
Auckland bands Dirty Pixels and Smokestack Slim are joining forces this winter to embark on a double headline tour of Aotearoa. The two bands, fronted by Dillon Feeney (Smokestack Slim) and Ethan Moore (Dirty Pixels) have ...
22/02/2019
Psychologist Grant Gunning will hold seminars on mental health and wellbeing in the music industry in Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch this March. The key aims of the session is to improve the mental health and wellbeing ...
28/09/2018
The Output Project - Exchange Christchurch - September 22, 2018 Settling almost immediately into an intimate atmosphere, The Output Project was a night of captivating performance featuring some of Christchurch’s finest ...
04/07/2018
Filling in the gap for small venues, Auckland's Secondhand News sets up occasional house concerts, the latest a performance of Christchurch troubadour Adam McGrath (The Eastern). Photographer Trevor Villers joined the small ...
11/01/2018
Singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates prepares to deliver NZ’s first songwriting retreat in Hanmer Springs this Waitangi Weekend, Feb 2-6, 2018. A professional songwriter for over 25 years, Charlotte also coaches songwriting ...
