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21/06/2026

Winners of Play It Strange 2026 Peace Project Revealed

Winners of the Play It Strange 2026 Peace Project songwriting competition have been announced, with Cameron Beattie from ...

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18/07/2025

Play It Strange Launch Podcast Series

On Monday July 21, Play It Strange is launching an 'emerging musicians toolkit’ podcast series, hosted by award-winning ...

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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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28/11/2022

Play It Strange 2022 Winners

Winners of the Play It Strange 2022 competitions have been announced, with 11 awards to be presented to secondary school ...

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23/03/2022

Forenzics: Time For A Change

Split Enz’ international heyday came in the late 1970s/early ’80s, but the band’s origins as Split Ends date back to ...

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22/11/2021

Te Kura Young Musicians Programme

Te Kura's Young Musicians programme has been given the thumbs up by industry heavyweights, and two songwriting students at ...

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12/05/2021

10 Kiwi-Made Pieces Of Musical Kit For NZ Music Month

If you’re intrigued by the NZ Music Month advertisement this year, it’s Rodney Fisher’s graphic homage to 10 Kiwi-made ...

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28/11/2018

Industry Types: Anthony Healey (APRA)

The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is a copyright collective representing Australian and New Zealand ...

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22/05/2017

Play It Strange’s We Are One Concert

A crowd of 600 people gathered on Saturday, May 13 at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, where Play it Strange presented ...

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