New Zealand Music Month - Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa
Christchurch City Libraries celebrates NZ Music Month during May every year. Find out more about this month-long celebration, and our music resources.
New Zealand Music Month blog posts
The hidden magic of Tūranga's score collection
Enjoy traditional erhu music by a local Chinese musician
NZ Music Month
- Visit the NZ Music Month website
- Like NZ Music Month on Facebook
- Like NZ Music Month on Instagram
- Follow NZ Music Month on Twitter
About New Zealand Music Month
NZ Music Month was first celebrated in 2001. That May, only 6 per cent of album sales for the month were by New Zealand acts. Aiming to boost homegrown music, the initiative gave the media a chance to showcase local talent.
After five years of NZ Music Month, homegrown acts made up 29 per cent of albums sold, and there was similar increase in radio airplay. In the last couple of years, the month has started to become a truly national celebration, with the public encouraged to show their support through attending events, buying music and wearing the T-shirt.
NZ Music Month is a partnership between the NZ Music Commission and a number of other organisations including songwriters’ association APRA, Independent Music NZ, NZ On Air, the Radio Broadcasters Association and Recorded Music New Zealand.
Featured
Ngā Kōrero Auaha Creative Stories: Jai Music & connections
Ngā Kōrero Auaha – Creative Stories: King Cass
Rock's Backpages
Māori music — Taonga Pūoro
Ngā Whāinga – Challenges – WAIATA
Ngā Whāinga – Challenges – TAONGA PUORO
QUIZ: New Zealand Music Month 2022
Highways and Byways of contemporary music in Aotearoa
Ideal Home Noise - Vera Ellen: WORD Christchurch 2024
Kommi me ana Tipua: WORD Christchurch 2024
NZ Music
Streaming NZ music blog posts
Walton conducts Walton - The 1964 New Zealand Tour – free online New Zealand music
Spark New Zealand Piano Trios - Featuring NZTrio – free online New Zealand music
Prospero Dreaming - New Zealand Guitar Music by Lilburn and Farquhar – free online New Zealand music
Strike: New Zealand Percussion Music – free online New Zealand music
AudioCulture Iwi Waiata
AudioCulture is, “the noisy library of New Zealand music”. It is an online celebration of the people who have created the music, the scenes they shaped, and the audiences they played to. Read about People, Labels and related Articles, listen to music (via Spotify and Soundcloud), watch music videos (via NZ On Screen and YouTube), listen to interviews and performances (via Radio New Zealand National), view images (photographs, posters, hand-written song lyrics and more), and browse discographies (via Discogs).
Music at Christchurch City Libraries
We have music resources including CDs, LPs and DVDs as well as thousands of music scores, music magazines, and online music in eResources.
Explore our page about New Zealand music including:
- Māori music
- Christchurch's music scene
- Profiles of local musicians
- New Zealand Music Month blog posts
- Music images in our collection
- NZ Music Month from NZ on Screen
Previous years
See what we did in:
2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
