27/07/2025

Q&A with Hawke’s Bay musician Arahi

Hailing from Hawke’s Bay, Arahi is a musician with a soft spot for heartfelt folk. He had an early love for music, learning ...

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16/04/2025

NewTracks New Artist: Liberty

With over seven million likes across Instagram and TikTok, singer-songwriter Liberty has a unique freewheeling pop style ...

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01/04/2025

NewTracks New Artist: Makayla

A product of the TikTok school of unexpectedly good fortune, Makayla is a vivacious and very natural 21-year old, albeit ...

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04/03/2025

X-Factory: Mahina Lawrence – Not The Same

Hawkes Bay singer-songwriter Mahina Lawrence has ticked off some impressive accomplishments early into her career. She was ...

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17/09/2024

Hawke’s Bay Music Hub: The Frontline Of Napier’s Backline Trust

In December 2023 the Hawke's Bay Music Hub launched 'Under The Sun (Vol.3)', the latest in a series of compilation albums ...

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30/08/2023

NewTracks New Artist: Lizard Prom

Hawke's Bay four-piece Tyley Burkin, Glen Pettitt, Zoe Bower and Liv Strawbridge have been intertwined through various musical ...

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19/07/2023

2023 Hawke’s Bay Compilation Album Submissions

Hawke’s Bay musicians alert - the Backline Charitable Trust has another Hawke’s Bay compilation vinyl album project underway ...

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16/01/2023

Fresh Talent: Jason Parker

Jason Parker recorded much of his debut EP 'How To Be Lonely' in his bedroom during the 2021 Covid lockdown – and it's ...

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14/12/2022

NewTracks New Artist: Tia Ward

Tia Ward is fairly new to the public eye but can already boast having worked with heavyweights such as Josh Fountain and ...

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