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 ...
11/11/2025
Winners of the Aotearoa Alternative Awards 2025 (formerly the Student Radio Network Awards) were announced in a ceremony hosted by Massey University's Radio Control 99.4FM, in Palmerston North on Saturday November 8. In ...
30/10/2025
The 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards winners were announced in a celebration of Aotearoa songwriters and composers held on October 29, at Isaac Theatre Royal in Ōtautahi. Sixteen years since the event was last staged in ...
11/09/2025
Results of the NZ On Air September New Music Single funding round have been announced with up to $11,000 made available for 29 songs by local artists to be released in the coming months. This funding supports recording, ...
11/09/2025
APRA AMCOS Aotearoa have announced the five songs chosen as finalists for the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Award | Kaitito Kaiaka, as well as the three waiata in line for the APRA Tohu Maioha | Maioha Award. Selected from the ...
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 ...
