Wet Denim: Stella Progress
Progressively building an Australasia-wide reputation for infectious, energetic live performances, Wellington pop rock quartet Wet Denim have just released their third EP since 2022. Brothers Jack and ...
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My Song: Jet – You are a Superstar! – Venus
Jet - You are a Superstar! is the new musical vehicle of Katreena Erin, a Kiwi singer-songwriter with a richly atmospheric voice and spirited delivery that bears comparison with the likes of Patti Smith ...
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Massey University presents 2026 Producer Masterclass
On Saturday October 17 the Massey Music School in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, will present the 2026 Producer Masterclass with three experienced NZ music producers sharing their expertise. Staged in collaboration with the Music Production Guild Aotearoa, this ticketed afternoon event will include presentations from Toby Lloyd, Tarn PK and Mikeyy, each producer discussing their own approach to sound engineering within their work. The lecture sessions will be followed by personal producer-led workshops with ...
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Lume Goes International with John Butler Trio
Australian roots-rock act John Butler Trio is the first major artist from outside New Zealand to join the Kiwi-made 'digital box set'-style album app Lume. Lume are releasing a 25th anniversary version of the multi-ARIA Award winning trio’s breakout album 'Three', along with a trove of unreleased material, and a four-part podcast exclusive to the release. “I’m really excited to be working with Lume with the intention to create a more personal, immersive and satisfying experience for all ...
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MEFA School Ensemble Festival in Wellington, September 21-25
Thousands of young musicians from schools across the country will converge on Te Whanganui a Tara from 21-25 September, for MEFA – the MusicWorks Ensemble Festival Aotearoa, a home-grown national festival that is reshaping what a school music festival can be. Across the five days Wellington will be filled with young performers representing their schools in everything from orchestras, concert and symphonic bands and choirs to jazz big bands, combos, chamber groups and smaller instrumental ensembles. Organisers ...
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2026 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Finalists Announced
Finalists have been announced for 2026 APRA Silver Scroll Award | Kaitito Kaiaka and associated awards including the APRA Maioha Award, SOUNZ Contemporary Award and a newly added Kapa Haka Songwriting Award. The 5 Silver Scroll finalist songs are: Afters, written by Troy Kingi and Maarire Brunning-Kouka, performed by Troy Kingi feat. MĀ Lalelei written by David Feauai-Afaese, Navakatoa Tekela-Pule, Levi Gemmell, Larsen Taylor, and performed by LEAO One Stop, written by Hannah Topp, ...
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Fresh Talent
Fresh Talent: GO GETTER
Pop punk is back! Placing second in the 2026 Smokefreerockquest national finals and getting their adolescent crush second single Cornerstore Queen onto NZ On Air Music's NewTracks compilation adds up to a pretty successful September for Tauranga high school band GO GETTER -with the release of third single Almost There a cherry on top of the month's pie. GO GETTER is Tre O'Sullivan (vocals/guitar), with Connor Cummins vocals/bass, Izzy Cameron on guitar and Ike Reid playing drums. All pupils ...
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Richard Langston talks about The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul
Richard Langston, author of the richly insightful oral history of The Clean published in April 2026 by Auckland University Press, has his own storied history in and around the melee of NZ alternative pop music. Raised in Dunedin he has written about that city's music scene since the 1980s, including as editor of the fanzine Garage from 1984 - 86. Langston's creative contribution to the Aotearoa art landscape has also included poetry, journalism and as a director of Kiwi television gem Country ...
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Reb Fountain: She’s Good People
By now a two-decade veteran recording artist and undeniable figure in the Aotearoa music scene, Reb Fountain has displayed a knack for staying fresh while remaining true to her sweetly disaffected poet persona, a style which has been described as folk punk. After a slew of more produced projects in recent years Fountain’s newly released eighth album ‘Water for Gasoline,’ allows her artistry to shine unfettered. She talked about the album with Nur Peach. Reb Fountain doesn’t like being ...
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HINA: Housed Within A Room
Six years and two EPs on from her first single releases as HINA, Amy Boroevich found inspiration in a period of emotional conflict and contraction to compose and release an album she’s described as arriving like a prophecy. Recorded live with a top notch band as well as a string ensemble, ‘Descending Dreams’ provides a bountiful illustration of her genre-crossing musicality and timeless songwriting, that’s increasingly being recognised. Nur Peach talked with her. Back in 2023 Amy Boroevich ...
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NewTracks New Artist: Flamingo Pier
Flamingo Pier's dancefloor-filling exploits date back over a decade, supporting an international club and festival reputation built since they first came together as a trio in the east London district of Hackney. Their self-titled debut album served up ‘euphoric disco hooks, to classic house choruses and forays into Latin funk, balearic and psychedelia’, and Flamingo Pier have a second album due later in 2026. The album's first single, Cool Nights, featured on NZ On Air Music's August NewTracks compilation. Who ...
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Kokoa Nashi: Blended in The Stomach
From six separate duchies they rode, forging together their various genre superpowers in the heat of music-magic, creating a sonorous hexapartite kingdom. Earth, air, fire, water, and two other ones combined in the fecund plains of the Manawatū to produce the musical Scylla-beast that is Pāmutana six-piece Kokoa Nashi. Comprising Christian Perry - guitar, Levi Lewis - vocals, Jimi Afeaki - keyboard, Shay Wright - bass, Daniel Ashcroft - drums, and Alex Debenham on guitar, the band has been in ...
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Fresh Talent: Juna
Within months of getting started, energetic young indie pop rock band Juna had established a reputation for their musicality and innovation, becoming an in-demand live act for community festivals and under-age shows in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Intending to establish a covers band, drummer Hayden Lam and Max Horn (guitar, synths and vox), asked Hannah Patterson to join them as vocalist. A few rehearsals in their combined aspirations turned to making original music. “We were initially a trio because ...
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Aotearoa Jazz Orchestra Celebrating New NZ Music
On Wednesday October 14 the Aotearoa Jazz Orchestra (AoJO) will premiere 10 Kiwi‑created compositions, eight of them newly written for the orchestra, with the Music of Aotearoa concert being staged at Meow NUI in Wellington. An opening night event on the 2026 Wellington Jazz Festival calendar, this live-recording concert launches AoJO’s commitment to championing new New Zealand jazz, contributing to the growing catalogue of Aotearoa music by commissioning and recording fresh works every year. Perfect ...
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The New Existentialists at Pearl Diver, September 25
The New Existentialists, along with special guests House of 2000 and Shotgun Wedding, play Pearl Diver in Dunedin on September 25, 2026. The New Existentialists is the west Auckland based outfit of former Dunedin and Flying Nun underground legend George D Henderson (The Puddle, Mink, Burner Phone), and they're playing Dunedin for the first time since the release of their critically acclaimed 'Bad Astrology' album (#27 in Chuck Eddy's 150 top albums of 2025). The New Existentialists, best ...
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Rock The Vote: Live at Southern Lights
It’s Election time. Youth enrolment is too low. Young voters aren’t engaged. The Ōtepoti youth music community is gonna do something about that... together they present: ROCK THE VOTE - Live at Southern Lights. An all day, all ages, alcohol free music festival reminding you, your vote counts, your voice matters. Saturday 3 October @ Southern Lights Yard, 18 Devon Street, Dunedin. Live music from 1pm - 8pm with on-site voter enrolment. Featuring: Bunchy’s Big Score, Coward, Deaf Raccoon, ...
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