02/12/2025
Waiata Takitahi 2025 Funding Decisions
Results of the November 2025 Waiata Takitahi funding round have been announced with 15 waiata to benefit from grants of up ...
READ MORE >08/07/2025
Come On Up: Knocking On The Door
Inspired to build a legacy, Whanganui whānau band Come On Up perform a heartwarming fusion of reggae, gospel, R&B and ...
READ MORE >02/07/2025
Mirage: Showing Another Side
Finishing 2024 on a high with the chart-topping success of Summer Won’t Be The Same, Bay of Plenty psychedelic indie act ...
READ MORE >06/06/2025
NewTracks New Artist: Iris G
As one of six rangitahi who featured in the 2021 Crescendo Trust music mentoring docuseries The Collective, Iris G publicly ...
READ MORE >27/05/2025
What’s happening with Music? The proposed NZ On Air and NZ Film Commission merger
In February 2025 the Ministry for Culture & Heritage (MCH) released a discussion document outlining “five draft proposals ...
READ MORE >19/02/2025
MCH Release Screen Media Reform Discussion Document
In early February the Ministry for Culture and Heritage released a Media Reform consultation document that includes five ...
READ MORE >Shivers: Looking At ‘Em Now
Shivers believe in playing genre fluid music, but it’s easiest to describe the Pōneke four-piece as being a soul-pop group ...
READ MORE >19/09/2024
Mirage: Summer Won’t Be The Same Without This
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Ben Horlock of Mirage was among the successful applicants for APRA NZ's SongHubs Waikato ...
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