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{{Short description|New Zealand music recording award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Aotearoa Music Awards
| previous_awards = 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards
| previous_date = {{start date|2025|5|29}}
| next_awards = 
| next_date =
| current_awards = 
| image = File:Aotearoa_Music_Awards_Logo.png
| imagesize = 
| awarded_for = Excellence in New Zealand music
| presenter = [[Recorded Music NZ]]
| country = [[New Zealand]]
| reward = Tūī trophy
| year = 
| year2 = 
| holder = 
| website = {{url|https://aotearoamusicawards.nz}}
| former_name = {{ubl|[[Loxene Golden Disc]] (1965–1972)|[[Recording Arts Talent Awards]] (1973–1977)|RIANZ Awards (1978–1995)|Clear Music and Entertainment Awards (1996–1997)|New Zealand Music Awards (1998–2019)}}
| established = {{start date and age|1965}}
}}

The '''Aotearoa Music Awards''' (formerly the '''New Zealand Music Awards,''' and colloquially known as '''The Tūīs'''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Tuis from New Zealand Music Awards |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/collections/new-zealand-music-awards/2011-tuis |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> conferred annually by [[Recorded Music NZ]], honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that a group or artist can receive in [[Music of New Zealand|New Zealand music]], and have been presented annually since 1965. The awards show is presented by Recorded Music NZ. A range of award sponsors and media partners support the event each year.

==History and overview==
{{See also | List of Aotearoa Music Award categories }}

The first awards for New Zealand recorded music were the [[Loxene Golden Disc]] awards, launched in 1965. The awards were created by soap powder manufacturer [[Reckitt Benckiser|Reckitt & Colman]]'s advertising agency, with support from the [[New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation]] (NZBC), the [[New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industries]] and the [[APRA AMCOS|Australasian Performing Rights Society]] (APRA), with the awards named after [[Reckitt & Colman]]'s anti-dandruff shampoo, Loxene.<ref name=nzhistory>{{cite web|title=Loxene Golden Disc Awards|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/loxene-golden-disc-awards|publisher=NZ History|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref>

While initially only one prize was given, other awards were added, including categories for record cover, recording artist of the year, and a producer award. From 1970, two awards were given—one to a solo artist, the other to a group however there was still just one supreme award, selected from these two.<ref name=AudioCulture>{{cite web|title=Loxene Golden Disc Awards|url=http://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/loxene-golden-disc|publisher=[[AudioCulture]]|access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref>

The Loxene Golden Disc awards continued until 1972 when the New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industry decided to institute its own system; these awards became known as the [[Recording Arts Talent Awards]] (RATA). From 1978 the awards became known as the RIANZ Awards after the NZFPI changed its name to the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] (RIANZ).

In 1996 and 1997 the awards were merged with the Entertainer of the Year Awards and were known as the Clear Music and Entertainment Awards, sponsored by [[Clear Communications]]. From 1998 the awards reverted to music only, with the name going back to the New Zealand Music Awards and the award trophy nicknamed the Tui.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards Finalists|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=Descriptors&QI0==%22New+Zealand+String+Quartet%22&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=&TN=LocHAM&SN=AUTO23527&SE=1971&RN=2&MR=0&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=0&XP=&RF=Displayweb&EF=&DF=&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=2&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=21933&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&SS=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1|publisher=Auckland Library|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> Also in 1999 [[Coca-Cola Amatil|Coca-Cola New Zealand]] became the naming rights sponsor of the awards, known as the Coca-Cola New Zealand Music Awards for one year only.<ref name="New Zealand Music Awards 1999">{{cite web|title=New Zealand Music Awards 1999|url=http://www.nzine.co.nz/life/nzmusicawards.html|publisher=NZine|access-date=6 November 2012|archive-date=30 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030132153/http://www.nzine.co.nz/life/nzmusicawards.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since 2004, the show's principal sponsor has been [[Vodafone New Zealand]]. With Vodafone's sponsorship, the awards became known as the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (VNZMA's).<ref>{{cite news|title=The Pitch: Patronage extends from frock to rock|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=3593802|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=23 September 2004}}</ref>

In 2008 the awards ceremony moved to [[Vector Arena]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. Prior to this move the event was primarily invitation only, and the increased size of the Vector Arena enabled the event to be attended both by invitation and by the public through sale tickets. While the Loxene Golden Disc award was televised in the 1970s, broadcasting of the contemporary award ceremony started in 2004.<ref name="nzhistory"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Music Awards: Songbird showdown on a big night|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10844276|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=1 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Award Information|url=http://sounz.org.nz/distinctions/show/24|publisher=Sounz|access-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055247/http://sounz.org.nz/distinctions/show/24|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2020, the awards were renamed the [[Aotearoa]] Music Awards; its acronym doubly serves to mean a [[waka (canoe)|waka]]'s [[outrigger]] ({{Lang|mi|[[Polynesian multihull terminology#"Ama", "aka" and "vaka"|ama]]}}), reflecting the awards' goal of supporting the local music industry.<ref name="2020 announcement">{{Cite news |first=Monika |last=Barton |date=24 September 2020 |title=Jesse Mulligan, Sharyn Casey and Jayden King to host rebranded Aotearoa Music Awards 2020 |language=en |work=[[Newshub]] |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/09/jesse-mulligan-sharyn-casey-and-jayden-king-to-host-rebranded-aotearoa-music-awards-2020.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925162928/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2020/09/jesse-mulligan-sharyn-casey-and-jayden-king-to-host-rebranded-aotearoa-music-awards-2020.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2020 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>

No public or televised ceremony was held for the [[2022 Aotearoa Music Awards|2022 awards]] due concerns around the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].  

In 2023, no awards were held, due to RMNZ choosing to review the format. From 2024, the awards were moved from November to May to coincide with [[Music of New Zealand#Radio airplay|New Zealand Music Month]]; nominations for the 2024 awards, held 30 May, had an extended eligibility period dating back to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aotearoa Music Awards return: Nominations now open for 2024 |url=https://www.recordedmusic.co.nz/aotearoa-music-awards-return-nominations-now-open-for-2024/ |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Jogai |date=2024-04-18 |title=Here are the finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/514550/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2024-aotearoa-music-awards |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>  

==New Zealand Music Hall of Fame==
{{Main|New Zealand Music Hall of Fame}}
Created in 2007 in conjunction with the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA), the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame pays tribute to those who have "shaped, influenced and advanced popular music in New Zealand." Two musicians or groups are inducted into the hall each year, one at the [[APRA Awards (New Zealand)|APRA Silver Scroll Awards]], decided by APRA, and the other is the winner of the Legacy Award at the Aotearoa Music Awards, selected by Recorded Music NZ.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame|url=http://www.apra-amcos.co.nz/apra-awards/new-zealand-music-hall-of-fame.aspx|publisher=APRA|access-date=4 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511065135/http://www.apra-amcos.co.nz/apra-awards/new-zealand-music-hall-of-fame.aspx|archive-date=11 May 2012}}</ref>

==Critics Choice award==

{{Main|New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize}}

Awarded from 2010 until 2016, the Critics' Choice Prize was given to artists who were expected to be successful in the music industry in the future. To be eligible for the award, an artist must have neither released a [[studio album]] nor have been nominated for a New Zealand Music Award in the past.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/video.cfm?c_id=264&gal_cid=264&gallery_id=112736 |title=NZ Music awards set for changes |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |publisher=[[APN News & Media]] |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=22 November 2010}}</ref>

== List of ceremonies ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:20px;"|No.
! style="width:125px;"|Ceremony
! style="width:125px;"|Date
! style="width:125px;"|Broadcaster(s)
! style="width:125px;"|Most wins
! style="width:125px;"|Album of the Year winner
! style="width:125px;"|Single of the Year winner
! style="width:125px;"|Host(s)
! style="width:125px;"|Venue
! style="width:20px;"|Ref.
|-
| align="center" | 1
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#1965|1965 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 25 November 1965
| rowspan="8" | [[New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation|NZBC]]
| rowspan="8" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="8" {{n/a|No Album of the Year award given}}
| [[Ray Columbus and the Invaders]] – "Till We Kissed"
| rowspan="2" | Neville Chamberlain
| rowspan="3" | White Heron Lodge, Wellington
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc>{{cite web|last1=Grigg|first1=Simon|title=Loxene Golden Disc|url=http://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/loxene-golden-disc|website=Audio Culture|publisher=Audio Culture|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 2
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#1966|1966 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 9 November 1966
| [[Maria Dallas]] – "Tumblin' Down"
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 3
| 1967 Loxene Golden Disc
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#1967|4 November 1967]]
| [[Mr. Lee Grant]] – "Thanks to You"
| rowspan="6" | [[Peter Sinclair (broadcaster)|Peter Sinclair]]
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 4
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#1968|1968 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 7 November 1968
| [[Allison Durbin]] – "I Have Loved Me a Man"
| rowspan="2" | Intercontinental Hotel, Auckland
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 5
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#1969|1969 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 15 October 1969
| [[The Hi-Revving Tongues]] – "[[Rain and Tears#The Hi-Revving Tongues version|Rain and Tears]]"
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 6
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#Winners|1970 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 22 October 1970
| [[Hogsnort Rupert]] – "Pretty Girl"
| [[Opera House, Wellington|Grand Opera House]]
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 7
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#Winners|1971 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 2 November 1971
| Craig Scott – "Smiley"
| Opera House, [[Palmerston North]]
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 8
| [[Loxene Golden Disc#Winners|1972 Loxene Golden Disc]]
| 14 November 1972
| Creation – "Carolina"
| [[Christchurch Town Hall]]
| align="center" | <ref name=goldendisc/>
|-
| align="center" | 9
| [[Recording Arts Talent Awards#1973 winners|1973 RATA Award]]
| 1973
| {{unknown}}
| [[Shona Laing]] (2&nbsp;awards)
| John Donoghue – ''Spirit of Pelorus Jack''
| [[John Hanlon (singer)|John Hanlon]] – "Damn the Dam"
| {{unknown}}
| Trillo's, Auckland 
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture>{{cite web|last1=Roach|first1=Mark|title=New Zealand music awards 1973-2014|url=http://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/new-zealand-music-awards-1973-2014|website=Audio Culture|publisher=Audio Culture|access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 10
| [[Recording Arts Talent Awards#1974 winners|1974 RATA Award]]
| 1974
| {{unknown}}
| Mike Harvey (2&nbsp;awards)
| {{n/a|No Album of the Year award given}}
| [[John Hanlon (singer)|John Hanlon]] – "Is It Natural"
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 11
| [[Recording Arts Talent Awards#1975 winners|1975 RATA Award]]
| 1975
| {{unknown}}
| [[John Hanlon (singer)|John Hanlon]] (2&nbsp;awards)
| [[John Hanlon (singer)|John Hanlon]] – ''Higher Trails''
| Rockinghorse – "Through the Moonlight"
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 12
| [[Recording Arts Talent Awards#1976 winners|1976 RATA Award]]
| 1976
| {{unknown}}
| Dr Tree (2&nbsp;awards)
| [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]] – ''Symphony #2''
| {{n/a|No Single of the Year award given}}
| {{unknown}}
| Trillo's, Auckland 
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| colspan="9" {{n/a| No awards were presented in 1977}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 13
| 1978 RIANZ Music Awards
| 1978
| rowspan="2" | [[TV One (New Zealand)|TV One]]
| [[Hello Sailor (band)|Hello Sailor]] (2&nbsp;awards)
| [[Hello Sailor (band)|Hello Sailor]] – ''[[Hello Sailor (Hello Sailor album)|Hello Sailor]]''
| Golden Harvest – "I Need Your Love"
| [[Stu Dennison]]
| [[Avalon, New Zealand#Avalon Studios|Avalon Studios]]
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 14
| 1979 RIANZ Music Awards
| 23 November 1979
| [[Th' Dudes]] (2&nbsp;awards)
| Street Talk – ''Street Talk''
| [[Th' Dudes]] – "[[Be Mine Tonight (Th' Dudes song)|Be Mine Tonight]]"
| {{unknown}}
| Mandalay, Auckland
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 15
| 1980 RIANZ Music Awards
| 1980
| {{unknown}}
| [[Jon Stevens]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| Sharon O'Neill – ''Sharon O'Neill''
| [[Jon Stevens]] – [[Montego Bay (song)|Montego Bay]]
| {{unknown}}
| rowspan="3" | Logan Park Hotel, Auckland
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 16
| 1981 RIANZ Music Awards
| 1981
| {{unknown}}
| [[Dave McArtney]] and the Pink Flamingos (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Dave McArtney]] and the Pink Flamingos – ''Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos''
| [[Coup D'etat (band)|Coup D'État]] – "Doctor, I Like Your Medicine"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 17
| 1982 RIANZ Music Awards
| 1982
| {{unknown}}
| [[DD Smash]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[DD Smash]] – ''[[Cool Bananas]]''
| [[Prince Tui Teka]] – "E Ipo"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 18
| 1983 New Zealand Music Awards
| November 1983
| rowspan="3" | [[TV One (New Zealand)|TV One]]
| [[DD Smash]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[DD Smash]] – ''[[Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes]]''
| [[DD Smash]] – "[[Outlook For Thursday]]"
| rowspan="2" | [[Karyn Hay]] and [[Phillip Schofield]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Michael Fowler Centre]]
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 19
| 1984 New Zealand Music Awards
| 1984
| [[Dance Exponents]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[Dance Exponents]] – ''[[Prayers Be Answered]]''
| [[The Narcs]] – "You Took Me Heart and Soul"
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 20
| 1985 New Zealand Music Awards
| 1985
| [[Netherworld Dancing Toys]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[Netherworld Dancing Toys]] – ''Painted Years''
| [[Netherworld Dancing Toys]] – "For Today"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 21
| 1986 New Zealand Music Awards
| November 1986
| {{unknown}}
| [[Peking Man (band)|Peking Man]] (5&nbsp;awards)
| [[Peking Man (band)|Peking Man]] – ''Peking Man''
| [[Peking Man (band)|Peking Man]] – "[[Room That Echoes]]"
| {{unknown}}
| rowspan="4" | Sheraton Hotel, Auckland
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 22
| 1987 New Zealand Music Awards
| 1987
| {{unknown}}
| [[Dave Dobbyn]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Herbs (band)|Herbs]] – ''[[Sensitive to a Smile (album)|Sensitive to a Smile]]''
| [[Dave Dobbyn]] – "[[You Oughta Be In Love]]"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 23
| 1988 New Zealand Music Awards
| 1988
| {{unknown}}
| [[Holidaymakers]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Dave Dobbyn]] – ''[[Loyal (album)|Loyal]]''
| [[Holidaymakers]] – "[[Sweet Lovers]]"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 24
| 1989 New Zealand Music Awards
| 1989
| {{unknown}}
| [[Margaret Urlich]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[Margaret Urlich]] – ''[[Safety in Numbers (Margaret Urlich album)|Safety In Numbers]]''
| [[Margaret Urlich]] – "[[Escaping (Margaret Urlich song)|Escaping]]"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| align="center" | 25
| 1990 New Zealand Music Awards
| March 1990
| {{unknown}}
| [[The Chills]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Chills]] – ''[[Submarine Bells]]''
| [[The Chills]] – "Heavenly Pop Hit"
| {{unknown}}
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref name=audioculture/>
|-
| colspan="9" {{n/a| No awards were presented in 1991}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=AWARD CATEGORIES|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/year-category/1990-1999/1991/|website=NZ Music Awards|publisher=RMNZ|access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 26
| [[1992 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1992 Pepsi New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 6 April 1992
| rowspan="3" | [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]]
| [[Headless Chickens]] & [[The Exponents]] (2&nbsp;awards)
| [[Headless Chickens]] – ''[[Body Blow]]''
| [[The Exponents]] – "[[Why Does Love Do This To Me]]"
| {{unknown}}
| Aotea Centre
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Pepsi New Zealand Music Awards 1992|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30723569?search%5Bil%5D%5Bcontent_partner%5D=Auckland+Libraries&search%5Bil%5D%5Bprimary_collection%5D=findNZarticles&search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=%22new+zealand+music+awards%22|website=National Library of NZ|publisher=Auckland Library|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 27
| [[1993 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1993 Pepsi New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 1993
| [[The Mutton Birds]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Mutton Birds]] – ''[[The Mutton Birds (album)|The Mutton Birds]]''
| [[The Mutton Birds]] – "Nature"
| [[Simon Barnett]]
| Powerstation
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 1993|url=http://www.ngataonga.org.nz/catalogues/moving-image-catalogue/media/new-zealand-music-awards-1993-f32733|website=Nga Taonga Sound & Vision|publisher=Nga Taonga Sound & Vision|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 28
| [[1994 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1994 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 11 April 1994
| [[Headless Chickens]]  (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[Straitjacket Fits]] – ''[[Blow (Straitjacket Fits album)|Blow]]''
| [[Headless Chickens]] – "[[Juice (Headless Chickens song)|Juice]]"/"[[Juice (Headless Chickens song)|Choppers]]"
| {{unknown}}
| Pan Pacific Hotel
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Did you see the 30th New Zealand Music Awards on the tele?|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30773964?search%5Bil%5D%5Bcontent_partner%5D=Auckland+Libraries&search%5Bil%5D%5Bprimary_collection%5D=findNZarticles&search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=%22new+zealand+music+awards%22|website=National Library of NZ| date=April 1994 |publisher=Auckland Library|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 29
| [[1995 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1995 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 12 April 1995
| {{n/a}}
| [[Supergroove]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Supergroove]] – ''[[Traction (album)|Traction]]''
| [[Purest Form]] – "[[Message to My Girl]]"
| {{unknown}}
| Carlton Hotel
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Index Auckland: local history, arts and music|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=SEE_ALSO&QF0=Descriptors&QI0==%22Purest+Form+(Musical+group)%22&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=&TN=LocHAM&SN=AUTO5470&SE=682&RN=3&MR=0&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=Displayweb&EF=&DF=&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=2&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=19068&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&SS=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1|website=Auckland Libraries|publisher=Auckland Council|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 30
| [[1996 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1996 Clear Music and Entertainment Awards]]
| 13 April 1996
| rowspan="2" | [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]]
| [[Shihad]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Shihad]] – ''[[Killjoy (Shihad album)|Killjoy]]''
| [[OMC (band)|OMC]] – "[[How Bizarre (song)|How Bizarre]]"
| {{unknown}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Aotea Centre]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Music Awards live and clear|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30711511?search%5Bi%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Newspapers&search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Clear+Music+%26+Entertainment+Awards&search%5Bpath%5D=items|website=National Library of NZ|publisher=NZ Musician|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 31
| [[1997 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1997 Clear Music and Entertainment Awards]]
| 3 May 1997
| [[Che Fu]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[Strawpeople]] – ''Vicarious''
| [[DLT (musician)|DLT]] featuring [[Che Fu]] – "Chains"
| {{unknown}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Rock rolls over for rap|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30764637?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Clear+Music+%26+Entertainment+Awards&search%5Bpath%5D=items|website=National Library of NZ|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 32
| [[1998 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1998 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 23 April 1998
| [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]]
| [[Bic Runga]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Bic Runga]] – ''[[Drive (Bic Runga album)|Drive]]''
| [[Bic Runga]] – "[[Sway (Bic Runga song)|Sway]]"
| Jon Bridges, [[Petra Bagust]] and Nathan Rarere
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Bic Runga scoops the pool|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30774597?search%5Bi%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Newspapers&search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Siosiua%2C+Alesha&search%5Bpath%5D=items|website=National Library of NZ|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Stephanie Tauevihi|url=http://actors.co.nz/actors/stephanie-tauevihi|website=Karen Kay Management|access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 33
| [[1999 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|Coca-Cola New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 13 March 1999
| [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]]/[[C4 (TV channel)|C4]]
| [[The Feelers]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Feelers]] – ''[[Supersystem (album)|Supersystem]]''
| [[Che Fu]] – "Scene III"
| Jon Bridges, Nathan Rarere, and [[Jackie Clarke]]
| [[Auckland Town Hall]]
| align="center" | <ref name="New Zealand Music Awards 1999"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Coca Cola New Zealand Music Awards 99|url=http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/the-catalogue/media/coca-cola-new-zealand-music-awards-99-f40002|publisher=NZ Film Archive|access-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> 
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| [[2000 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|2000 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 4 March 2000
| [[The Box (New Zealand)|Sky 1]]/[[Juice TV]]
| [[Stellar (New Zealand band)|Stellar]] (5&nbsp;awards)
| [[Stellar (New Zealand band)|Stellar]] – ''[[Mix (Stellar album)|Mix]]''
| [[Stellar (New Zealand band)|Stellar]] – "[[Violent (song)|Violent]]"
| [[Marcus Lush]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Auckland Civic Theatre|Civic Theatre]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Fanfare: Heroic time at revamped Civic|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=117151|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=12 February 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Civic to host music awards|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=115636|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=4 February 2000}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 35
| [[2001 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|2001 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 2 March 2001
| rowspan=2 | [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]]
| [[Zed (band)|Zed]] (3&nbsp;awards)
| [[Zed (band)|Zed]] – ''[[Silencer (Zed album)|Silencer]]''
| [[Fur Patrol]] – "[[Lydia (Fur Patrol song)|Lydia]]"
| Francesca Rudkin
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Need to know: Weekend planner|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=174527|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=2 March 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Space Presents: The 2001 Tui's New Zealand Music Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290388/|publisher=IMDB|access-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 36
| [[2002 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|2002 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 10 May 2002
{{refn|group=note|The awards date was moved to May to coincide with New Zealand Music Month.<ref name="moa"/>}}
| [[Che Fu]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Che Fu]] – ''[[Navigator (Che Fu album)|The Navigator]]''
| [[Che Fu]] – "[[Fade Away (Che Fu song)|Fade Away]]"
| [[TrueBliss|Erika Takacs]] and [[Marcus Lush]]
| [[St. James Theatre, Auckland|St James Theatre]]
| align="center" | <ref name=moa>{{cite news|title=Tui for a Moa?|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=1391668|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=13 April 2002}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 37
| [[2003 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|2003 New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 30 April 2003
| [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]]
| [[The Datsuns]] & [[Bic Runga]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Datsuns]] – ''[[The Datsuns (album)|The Datsuns]]''
| [[Goodshirt]] – "[[Sophie (song)|Sophie]]"
| [[Oliver Driver]] and [[Lucy Lawless]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Aotea Centre]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=NZ Music Awards bigger but no bolder|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=3351416|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=9 April 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2003 NZ Music Awards|url=http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/323|publisher=NZ Musician|access-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 38
| [[2004 New Zealand Music Awards|2004 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 22 September 2004
{{refn|group=note|The awards date was moved to spring so winners and nominees could benefit from the Christmas selling period.<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 music awards broadcast across New Zealand|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0405/S00232.htm|publisher=Scoop|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref>}}
| rowspan=7 | [[C4 (New Zealand TV channel)|C4]]
| [[Scribe (rapper)|Scribe]] (6&nbsp;awards)
| [[Scribe (rapper)|Scribe]] – ''[[The Crusader (album)|The Crusader]]''
| [[Scribe (rapper)|Scribe]] – "[[Stand Up (Scribe song)|Stand Up]]"
| [[Jaquie Brown]] and [[Mikey Havoc]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=New Zealand Music Awards coming to C4|url=http://www.thread.co.nz/news/875/84/New-Zealand-Music-Awards-coming-to-C4/d,thread-article|publisher=Thread|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Scribe dominates NZ Music Awards|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=3593700|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=22 September 2004}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 39
| [[2005 New Zealand Music Awards|2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 5 October 2005
| [[Fat Freddy's Drop]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Fat Freddy's Drop]] – ''[[Based on a True Story (Fat Freddy's Drop album)|Based on a True Story]]''
| [[Breaks Co-Op]] – "[[The Otherside (Breaks Co-Op song)|The Otherside]]"
| rowspan= 2 | [[Jaquie Brown]] and [[Oliver Driver]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Sideswipe|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10348978|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=7 October 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fat Freddy's Drop top music awards|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10348885|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=6 October 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Get To The Red Carpet of the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards|url=http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/1260|publisher=NZ Musician|access-date=10 November 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 40
| [[2006 New Zealand Music Awards|2006 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 18 October 2006
| [[Bic Runga]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Bic Runga]] – ''[[Birds (Bic Runga album)|Birds]]''
| [[Pluto (New Zealand band)|Pluto]] – "[[Long White Cross]]"
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Tuning in the Tuis|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10405436|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=13 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Elemeno P cut-out for the job|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10406397|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=18 October 2006}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 41
| [[2007 New Zealand Music Awards|2007 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 18 October 2007
| [[The Mint Chicks]] (5&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Mint Chicks]] – ''[[Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!]]''
| [[Evermore (band)|Evermore]] – "[[Light Surrounding You]]"
| rowspan=3 | [[Dai Henwood]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Going for Brooke - or Hollie?|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10463318|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=13 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mint Chicks, Hollie Smith dominate NZ Music Awards|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10470840|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=19 October 2007}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 42
| [[2008 New Zealand Music Awards|2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 8 October 2008
| [[Flight of the Conchords]] & [[Opshop]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Flight of the Conchords]] – ''[[Flight of the Conchords (album)|Flight of the Conchords]]''
| [[Opshop]] – "[[One Day (Opshop song)|One Day]]"
| rowspan=9 | [[Vector Arena]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Awards music|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10532609|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=18 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dinky Dai on the night|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/comedy/news/article.cfm?c_id=154&objectid=10536247|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=6 November 2012|date=7 October 2008}}</ref> 
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| align="center" | 43
| [[2009 New Zealand Music Awards|2009 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 8 October 2009
| [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]] (6&nbsp;awards)
| [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]] – ''[[Ladyhawke (album)|Ladyhawke]]''
| [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]] – "[[My Delirium]]"
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|title=It's NZ music awards time again|url=http://www.listener.co.nz/entertainment/the-lounge/its-nz-music-awards-time-again/|publisher=NZ Listener|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 44
| [[2010 New Zealand Music Awards|2010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 7 October 2010
| [[Gin Wigmore]] & [[Stan Walker]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Gin Wigmore]] – ''[[Holy Smoke (Gin Wigmore album)|Holy Smoke]]''
| [[Kids of 88]] – "[[Just a Little Bit (Kids of 88 song)|Just a Little Bit]]"
| Shannon Ryan and [[Ben Hurley]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Finalists Showcase ready to roll|url=http://www.amplifier.co.nz/news/60776/vodafone-new-zealand-music-awards-finalists-showcase-ready-to-roll.html|publisher=Amplifier|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 45
| [[2011 New Zealand Music Awards|2011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 3 November 2011
| rowspan=4 | [[Four (New Zealand)|Four]]
| [[The Naked and Famous]] (7&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Naked and Famous]] – ''[[Passive Me, Aggressive You]]''
| [[The Naked and Famous]] – "[[Young Blood (The Naked and Famous song)|Young Blood]]"
| rowspan=2 | Shannon Ryan and [[Ben Boyce]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Bridget|title=NZ Music Award winners|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/5904701/NZ-Music-Award-winners|access-date=24 June 2016|work=Fairfax NZ|publisher=Fairfax|date=4 November 2011}}</ref>
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| align="center" | 46
| [[2012 New Zealand Music Awards|2012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 1 November 2012
| [[Six60]] (6&nbsp;awards)
| [[Kimbra]] – ''[[Vows (album)|Vows]]''
| [[Six60]] – "[[Don't Forget Your Roots (song)|Don't Forget Your Roots]]"
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=October 27-November 2: Including the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards|url=http://www.listener.co.nz/entertainment/tv-week/october-27-november-2-including-the-2012-new-zealand-music-awards/|publisher=NZ Listener|access-date=6 November 2012}}</ref> 
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| align="center" | 47
| [[2013 New Zealand Music Awards|2013 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 21 November 2013
| [[Lorde]] & [[Aaradhna]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Aaradhna]] – ''[[Treble & Reverb]]''
| [[Lorde]] – "[[Royals (Lorde song)|Royals]]"
| Shannon Ryan and [[Stan Walker]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Stan to host music awards|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/9280397/Stan-to-host-music-awards|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref> 
|-
| align="center" | 48
| [[2014 New Zealand Music Awards|2014 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 20 November 2014
| [[Lorde]] (6&nbsp;awards)
| [[Lorde]] – ''[[Pure Heroine]]''
| [[Lorde]] – "[[Team (Lorde song)|Team]]"
| Shannon Ryan and [[Dai Henwood]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Tuis Calling All NZ Musicians|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/2014/05/26/tuis-calling-all-nz-musicians/|website=NZ Music Awards|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
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| [[2015 New Zealand Music Awards|2015 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 19 November 2015
| rowspan="2" | [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]]
| Broods (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Broods (band)|Broods]] – ''[[Evergreen (Broods album)|Evergreen]]''
| [[Lorde]] – "[[Yellow Flicker Beat]]"
| [[Taika Waititi]]<ref group=note>[[Sharyn Casey]] and [[Dominic Bowden]] hosted the TV broadcast.</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Taika Waititi to host Vodafone NZ Music Awards|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/71786013/taika-waititi-to-host-vodafone-nz-music-awards|access-date=7 September 2015|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |publisher=Fairfax|date=7 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 50
| [[2016 New Zealand Music Awards|2016 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 17 November 2016
| Broods (5&nbsp;awards)
| [[Broods (band)|Broods]] –  ''[[Conscious (Broods album)|Conscious]]''
| Broods – "[[Free (Broods song)|Free]]"
| rowspan="2" | [[Jono Pryor]] and [[Ben Boyce]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Time For Tui Contenders To Tune In|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1606/S00204/time-for-tui-contenders-to-tune-in.htm|website=Scoop|publisher=Scoop|access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
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| [[2017 New Zealand Music Awards|2017 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 16 November 2017
| rowspan="3" | [[Three (New Zealand)|Three]]
| [[Lorde]] (6&nbsp;awards)
| [[Lorde]] - ''[[Melodrama (Lorde album)|Melodrama]]''
| [[Lorde]] - "[[Green Light (Lorde song)|Green Light]]"
| rowspan="4" |[[Spark Arena]]
| align="center" | <ref name="nzma2017">{{cite web|title=Nominations for 2017 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Open Today|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1706/S00357/nominations-for-2017-vodafone-nz-music-awards-open-today.htm|website=Scoop|publisher=Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
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| [[2018 New Zealand Music Awards|2018 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 15 November 2018
| [[Six60]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Marlon Williams (New Zealand musician)|Marlon Williams]] - ''Make Way for Love''
| [[Drax Project]] - "Woke Up Late"
| Kanoa Lloyd and [[Stan Walker]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 November 2018 |title=NZ Music Awards 2018 winners |language=en-nz |work=[[RNZ]] |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018671494/nz-music-awards-2018-winners |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref>
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| [[2019 New Zealand Music Awards|2019 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards]]
| 14 November 2019
| [[Benee]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[Avantdale Bowling Club]] – ''Avantdale Bowling Club''
| [[Benee]] – "[[Soaked (song)|Soaked]]"
| [[Laura Daniel]] and [[Jon Toogood]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2019/10/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-vnzmas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029101053/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2019/10/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-vnzmas.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2019 |title=What you need to know about the VNZMAs |date=17 October 2019 |work=[[Newshub]] |access-date=29 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2019/08/vnzmas-2019-the-dudes-to-be-inducted-in-nz-music-hall-of-fame.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829211526/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2019/08/vnzmas-2019-the-dudes-to-be-inducted-in-nz-music-hall-of-fame.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 August 2019 |title=VNZMAs 2019: Th' Dudes to be inducted in NZ Music Hall of Fame |last=Barton |first=Monika |date=29 August 2019 |work=[[Newshub]] |access-date=29 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rutledge |first=Daniel |date=14 November 2019 |title=Benee dominates the 2019 VNZMAs, winning four Tuis |language=en |work=[[Newshub]] |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2019/11/benee-dominates-the-2019-vnzmas-winning-four-tuis.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618162133/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2019/11/benee-dominates-the-2019-vnzmas-winning-four-tuis.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref>
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| [[2020 Aotearoa Music Awards]]
| 15 November 2020
| [[The Edge TV]] (7–8:30)<br />[[Three (New Zealand)|Three]] (8:30–10:30)
| [[Benee]] (4&nbsp;awards)
| [[The Beths]] – Jump Rope Gazers
| [[Benee]] – "[[Supalonely]]"
| [[Sharyn Casey]] and Jayden King (7–8:30)<br />[[Jesse Mulligan]] (8:30–10:30)
| align="center" | <ref name="2020 announcement" />
|-
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| [[2021 Aotearoa Music Awards]]
| 17 December 2021
| [[TVNZ 2]]
| [[L.A.B.]] (5&nbsp;awards)
| [[L.A.B.]] – ''[[L.A.B. IV]]''
| [[L.A.B.]] – "Why Oh Why"
| [[Hayley Sproull]] and [[Stan Walker]]
| Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, [[Aotea Centre]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2021 |title=Stan Walker and Hayley Hayley Sproull to host the Aotearoa Music Awards |language=en |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/300467451/stan-walker-and-hayley-hayley-sproull-to-host-the-aotearoa-music-awards |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
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| [[2022 Aotearoa Music Awards]]
| 10 November 2022
| {{N/A|—<br>{{refn|group=note|Due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], a traditional public ceremony wasn't held.}}}}
| [[L.A.B.]] (4 awards)
| [[L.A.B.]] – ''[[L.A.B. V]]''
| [[L.A.B.]] – "[[Mr Reggae]]"
| colspan=2 {{N/A}}
| <ref>{{Cite news |date=10 November 2022 |title=All the winners at the 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards |language=en-NZ |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lab-tami-neilson-the-big-winners-at-the-2022-aotearoa-music-awards/6NNP4UQDK5E67NKLVEPKSLR5LY/ |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="9" {{n/a| No awards were presented in 2023}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Changes to Timeline for Aotearoa Music Awards|url=https://www.recordedmusic.co.nz/changes-to-timeline-for-aotearoa-music-awards/|website=Aotearoa Music Awards|access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref>
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| [[2024 Aotearoa Music Awards]]
| 30 May 2024
{{refn|group=note|The awards date was again moved to May to coincide with New Zealand Music Month, as it was in 2002.}}
| rowspan="2"|[[Radio New Zealand]]
{{refn|group=note|The awards were broadcast live on RNZ, and recorded for streaming on [[TVNZ+]].}}
| [[The Beths]] & [[Tom Scott (rapper)|Tom Scott]] (2 awards)
| [[The Beths]] – ''[[Expert in a Dying Field]]''
| [[Avantdale Bowling Club]] – "Friday Night at the Liquor Store"
| rowspan="2"|Kara Rickard and [[Jesse Mulligan]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Viaduct Events Centre]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |title=The Beths, Tom Scott & More Triumph at 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2024-aotearoa-music-awards-winners-list-60878/ |access-date=11 April 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone Australia]] |date=30 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
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| [[2025 Aotearoa Music Awards]]
| 29 May 2025
| [[Fazerdaze]] & [[Stan Walker]] (2 awards)
| [[Fazerdaze]] – ''Soft Power''
| [[Charli XCX]] featuring [[Lorde]] – "[[Girl, So Confusing#Lorde remix|Girl, So Confusing featuring Lorde]]"
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lochrie |first=Conor |date=2025-05-29 |title=Stan Waker, Fazerdaze, Lorde & More Win at 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aotearoa-music-awards-2025-winners-revealed-fazerdaze-lorde-77494/l/2025-aotearoa-music-awards-winners-in-bold/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

{{Reflist|group=note}}

==Winners by year==

=== 1965–1972 ===
{{main|Loxene Golden Disc#Winners}}

=== 1973–1976 ===
{{main|Recording Arts Talent Awards#Winners}}

=== 1978–current ===

{{col-start}}
{{col-4}}
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Solo Artist|Best Solo Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year|Breakthrough Artist of the Year]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Alternative Album|Best Alternative Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Children's Album|Best Children's Album]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Classical Album|Best Classical Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Electronic Artist|Best Electronic Artist]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Folk Album|Best Folk Album]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Awards for Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Soul/RnB Artist|Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Soul/RnB Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Jazz Album|Best Jazz Album]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Māori Artist|Best Māori Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Pacific Music Album|Best Pacific Music Album]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Pop Artist|Best Pop Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Rock Artist|Best Rock Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Roots Artist|Best Roots Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Soul/RnB Artist|Best Soul/RnB Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Worship Artist|Best Worship Artist]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Aotearoa Music Awards for Highest Selling New Zealand Artist|Highest Selling New Zealand Artist]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Radio Airplay Record of the Year|Radio Airplay Record of the Year]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for International Achievement|International Achievement]]
* [[Aotearoa Music People's Choice Award|People's Choice Award]]
* [[New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize|Critics' Choice Prize]]
* [[New Zealand Music Hall of Fame|Legacy Award]]
{{col-4}}
; Artisan Awards
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Album Cover|Best Album Cover]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Engineer|Best Engineer]]
* [[Aotearoa Music Award for Best Producer|Best Producer]]
{{col-end}}

==References==
* ''For The Record: a history of the recording industry in New Zealand'', B. Staff & S. Ashley, David Bateman, Auckland, 2002, {{ISBN|1-86953-508-1}}

{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/ NZ Music Awards website]
*[http://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/loxene-golden-disc AudioCulture Loxene Golden Disc history]
*[http://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/new-zealand-music-awards-1973-2014 AudioCulture Music Awards History]

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