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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
1996Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
1996Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
1996Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
1996Mana Reo
1996Childrens
1996Classical
1996Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te TauBest Folk Artist
1996Jazz
1996Te Taumata o te Pūkenga OroBest Engineer
1996Music Video
1996Producer
1996Album Cover
1996Best Male Vocalist
1996International Achievement
1996Mana Māori
1996Most Promising Female
1996Most Promising Female
1996Most Promising Group
1996Most Promising Male
1996Polynesian
1996Rising Star Award
1996Songwriter
1996Worship

Delve deeper into the history of the Music Awards on AudioCulture

History of the Music Awards 1965-1972 (Loxene Golden Disc period)
History of the Music Awards 1973-2015 (RATA, RIANZ and VNZMA periods)
A visual guide to the Official Programmes and Trophies

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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