‘A Labour of Love’: Local Venues Are Vital to the Future of New Zealand Music
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We meet some of the hard-working people involved in Strange Universe, Auckland's new independent music series
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Best New Zealand Music of the Week: April 20th-26th
Posted in: Music FeaturesStay up to date with all the best New Zealand music from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup
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This Year’s Biggest Aotearoa Music Awards Snubs and Surprises: Dunedin, Theia, BENEE
Posted in: Music ListsLots of excellent artists have been nominated for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards, but there were also some surprising choices
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Meet the Young New Zealand Artists Who Cracked 1 Billion Streams: ‘If I Can Do It From My Bedroom So Can You!’
Posted in: Music Features9lives and SXMPRA both have over 1 billion streams to their name. Their achievement should offer encouragement to other Aotearoa musicians.
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‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ Returning to Cinemas for 10th Anniversary
Posted in: Movie News"If anything, the re-release just proves that good stories don’t age… which is great, because clearly neither do I," says Taika Waititi
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Inside Port Noise, Australasia’s Best Little Music Festival
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn Saturday, Port Noise will once again take over the main street of Ōhinehou Lyttelton. To celebrate its fourth year, Rolling Stone caught up with co-founders Ben Woods and Rose Smyth to reflect on the festival's growing popularity, the importance of having diverse lineups, and more.
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Why Lorde’s ‘Royals’ Is the Best ANZ Song of the 21st Century
Posted in: Music FeaturesNothing upended pop norms quite like Lorde's 'Royals', which is why we named it No. 1 on our Best Australian & New Zealand Songs of the 21st Century So Far list
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The Best Australian & New Zealand Songs of the 21st Century So Far
Posted in: Music ListsPresenting our favourite Australian and New Zealand songs of the 21st century so far, featuring Lorde, Kylie, Powderfinger, Stan Walker, and more
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The 50 Best New Zealand Albums of 2025
Posted in: Music ListsOur ranking of the best New Zealand albums of 2025, featuring Lorde, BENEE, The Beths, Kaylee Bell, and more
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Nominations Open for the 2026 Taite Music Prize
Posted in: Music NewsThe night’s top honour went to MOKOTRON for their genre-blurring, thematically rich release 'WAEREA'
