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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
1986Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
1986Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
1986Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
1986Tohu Tutuki o te AoInternational Achievement
1986Classical
1986Country
1986Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te TauBest Folk Artist
1986Jazz
1986Te Taumata o te Pūkenga OroBest Engineer
1986Music Video
1986Producer
1986Album Cover
1986Best Male Vocalist
1986Best Song Of The Year
1986Most Promising Female
1986Most Promising Female
1986Most Promising Group
1986Most Promising Male
1986Polynesian
1986Worship

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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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