02/08/2023
Hone Hurunui-Pirini is off to a promising start in his career, with over one million streams on his first song Don't You Remember and a supportive following on social media. The Ōtautahi singer's latest single, All I Need, ...
13/07/2023
Zimbabwean-born Tāmaki Makaurau resident Caesar Mafuta writes afropop-infused RnB that stays true to his roots while being easy on eclectic international ears. His second single No Wahala (not to be confused with 1da Banton's ...
15/06/2023
Currently a year 11 student at Rotorua Girls’ High School, 15-year-old Nikau Grace Chater is already a few years into her budding career as a musician. Her bilingual debut single Tōku Tuakiri is an introspective power ...
06/06/2023
Back in the 1990s, the tiny Greymouth-based Tai Poutini Polytechnic was offering a unique musician and audio engineering course on the South Island's West Coast. Seeing an export opportunity TPP expanded into the big smoke, ...
31/05/2023
Following in the footsteps of, say, Troy Kingi, who also successfully passed from drama to the roaring crowds cheering sort-of-stages of Aotearoa, Te Whanganui-a-Tara reggae artist Tom Knowles presents 'Atarangi: Morning ...
12/09/2016
Kicking off this year's music awards season, last Friday Māori musicians celebrated the 2016 Waiata Māori Music Awards in Hastings. For the second time in three years Rob Ruha ruled the awards, taking home three trophies ...
27/07/2016
From this year onwards, August will turn into Te Marama Pūoro Waiata Māori - Māori Music Month. The new celebration and awareness month was initiated by Ellison Huata, the executive director of the Waiata Māori ...
07/06/2016
Māori showbands who entertained the troops during the Vietnam War will now be awarded two special medals through the New Zealand Defence Force, acknowledging their sacrifice and service during war effort. “It's of huge ...
29/07/2025
Applications are open To The Front Te Papaioea 2025, taking place at The Stomach in Palmerston North from 27-30 September. Presented by Girls Rock Aotearoa, To The Front Te Papaioea is a four-day programme for youth ...
10/07/2025
The 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Top 20, and the Maioha Award Top 10 finalist shortlists have been announced, four months out from the APRA Silver Scroll Awards, which will this year be held at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, on Wednesday ...