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Sponsorship & Broadcast Partner – Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air
Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air is an independent government funding agency that funds the recording and promotion of single songs and multi-song projects that reflect Aotearoa New Zealand and have the potential to reach both significant broadcast and online audiences. We do this by funding artists and musicians to professionally record and create content that resonates and engages with audiences. Alongside New Music Single and New Music Project funding streams, NZ On Air Music also offers Waiata Takitahi, New Music Pasifika, Pan Asian and Kids focused funding rounds.
Te Māngai Pāho
He hinonga reo Māori a Te Māngai Pāho e mahi ana i ngā rāngai o te ao pāpāho, matihiko, pae pāpori, reo irirangi Māori, waiata Māori hoki. Ko tā Te Māngai Pāho mahi, he whakatairanga i te reo Māori me te ahurea Māori mā te tautoko ā-pūtea nei i ngā kaiwaihanga me ngā kaiwhakarato i ngā kaupapa mō te reo me ngā tikanga. Kia whakaputahia ki ngā whakaminenga mā ngā pāhorau rerekē. Ko te whāinga matua o Te Māngai Pāho, ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrerotia te reo Māori.
Te Māngai Pāho is a Māori language agency operating in the media, digital, broadcast, social media, iwi radio and music sectors. Our role is to promote Māori language and culture by funding creators and distributors of Māori language content and Māori cultural initiatives for distribution to audiences via a diverse range of platforms. Our aim is to see te reo Māori spoken and heard everywhere, every day and in every way.
Presenting Partner – Spotify
Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in 2008 and today, Spotify is the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with 515m users, including 210m subscribers in over 180 markets. On Spotify for Artists you can get discovered by millions of listeners, customise artist profiles, pitch an unreleased song to playlist editors, manage merch and concert integrations, get deep analytics and insights into music’s performance, and much more.
Official Media Partner – RNZ
RNZ is New Zealand’s independent non-commercial public media organisation and has proudly been so for 100 years, informing and entertaining across broadcast radio and digital channels including rnz.co.nz, social media, podcast and video platforms. RNZ continues to showcase Aotearoa’s diverse music communities, broadcasting live and recorded music across genres, interviewing the people behind the music and covering festivals, awards and events. For rangatahi, award-winning podcast The TAHI covers new music twice a week, RNZ National’s flagship music programme Music 101 is the must listen music programme for music aficionados and RNZ Concert showcases fine music, kapa haka and more.
Venue Partner – Auckland Live
Auckland Live is a leader in performing arts, culture, entertainment and events in Tāmaki Makaurau and the largest performing arts platform in Aotearoa. It brings artists and audiences together to ignite emotions and create memories that last a lifetime, as well as delivering a range of community-focused programmes that contribute towards a culturally rich Auckland. Auckland Live operates as an organisation within Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, a Council-Controlled Organisation.
JD Sports
Established in 1981 with a single store in the North West of England, JD Sports is a leading Multi-Channel Retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands globally. With over 500 stores across a number of territories throughout Europe and South East Asia, we are proud of the fact that we provide our customers with the latest products from the very best brands.
In 2021 JD Sports expanded into the New Zealand market and you can now find them at Sylvia Park, Manukau, Lynn Mall, Hamilton, Cuba St, Christchurch, Albany and Dunedin (coming soon).
BurgerFuel
Since ‘95 BurgerFuel has been dedicated to perfecting the art of the gourmet burger, serving it up with attitude, originality, and authenticity. Aiming to provide the ultimate experience in gourmet burgers, in an atmosphere as charged as the food.
Radio BurgerFuel celebrates music culture and includes their very own radio station streaming to all stores nationwide. Pumping sweet beats while you eat.
5GUM
Step into a world where flavor isn't just tasted – it's felt. With 5GUM your senses ignite. The cool rush of blueberry, the electric spark of grape, the bold pop of watermelon – each piece is a jolt to the ordinary. This isn't just gum. It's a sensory experience.
Choose your favourite and stimulate your senses with 5GUM.
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori | Māori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori | Māori Language Commission was set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 and continued under Te Ture Reo Māori 2016 to promote the use of te reo Māori as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication. The organisation exists to promote te reo.
NZ Music Month 2026 – Our Sounds, Our Spaces | Ō tātou puoro, ō tātou wāhi
AMA is proud to collaborate with NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa, to āwhina and amplify local artists and their music. Now embedded in our cultural landscape, the month of May has grown from a period of encouraging radio to play more local tunes to a 31-day celebration of homegrown talent across the length and breadth of the country.
This May we celebrate our music and all the places it’s made and enjoyed across Aotearoa – at our incredible local live music venues, community halls, schools, libraries, marae, public parks and squares, all ages spaces and more.