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Annea Lockwood at 80

By Elizabeth KerrAs a child, Annea Lockwood often fell asleep in a little hut near Arthur’s Pass listening to the sounds of the Bealey River. It was the begi...

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Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival Opening Weekend

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Two SOUNZ composers win Waiata Māori Music Awards

On Friday the 13th, Club Hastings buzzed with energy as some of New Zealand’s leading Māori composers, performers and musicians gathered for the 2019 Nationa...

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Dalvanius Prime

Māori Music Month Feature

Dalvanius Prime - Singer, songwriter, entertainer, producer, director and cultural guardian, cherished and remembered for his life, lived with a passion for ...

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Howard Morrison

Māori Music Month Feature

Howard Morrison was a great ambassador for New Zealand Music, the Māori show bands era and later as a solo artist and New Zealand icon. One of his defining m...

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Prince Tui Teka

Māori Music Month feature

Prince Tui Teka (Ngai Tuhoe) was a prolific musical entertainer and actor who started his career in the Māori Showbands era of the 1960s through to his succe...

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NZ Composer Sessions Concert

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How can our music sector lead cultural change?

Diana Marsh

Having recently returned from the annual International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) conference in Tallinn, Estonia, of which SOUNZ is a m...

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Matariki

Kia ora tātau it is Matariki time, happy new year!

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ISCM World Music Days Tallinn

Simon Eastwood

Composer Simon Eastwood reports on the ISCM World Music Days 2019 in Tallin, Estonia.