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Search the history of New Zealand's Music Awards, from our single-category beginnings to the 20+ Tūī presented today.

YearAwardWinner
2026Mana Reo
2026Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2026Te Taumata o te AtaataBest Music Video Content
2025Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2025Te Tino Reo o te TauBest Solo Artist
2025Mana Reo
2025Te Manu Taki Māori o te TauBest Māori Artist
2025Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2025Te Manu Taki Manako o te TauBest Soul/RnB Artist
2024Te Tino Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
2024Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2024Te Tino Reo o te TauBest Solo Artist
2024Mana Reo
2024Te Manu Taki Māori o te TauBest Māori Artist
2024Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2024Te Manu Mātārae
2022Te Manu Taki Māori o te TauBest Māori Artist
2020Soul / R&B
2020Māori
2015Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2015Best Male Vocalist
2014Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2014Pop
2014Radio Airplay
2014Best Male Vocalist
2013Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2013Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2013Highest Selling NZ Single
2013Radio Airplay
2012Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2012Radio Airplay
2011Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2011Radio Airplay
2011Best Male Vocalist
2010Tohu Tutuki o te AoInternational Achievement
2010Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2010Highest Selling NZ Single
2010Radio Airplay

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Note for researchers

Category names have evolved over the 50+ years of the Awards. If you intend to use the information in this database for any public purpose, we strongly recommend verifying the data you wish to use with us first.

There is incomplete data in relation to nominees in the 1973-1980 period. If you are a nominee from this period or have verifiable data, please let us know.

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