List of bands from New Zealand
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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  • Androidss, The
  • Able Tasmans
    Able Tasmans
    The Able Tasmans were an indie band from Auckland, New Zealand.At various times, the band consisted of Leslie Jonkers, Peter Keen, Graeme Humphreys, Craig Mason, Jane Dodd , and Ronald Young. They formed in 1984, and named themselves after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. They released four albums...

  • Antagonist A.D.
  • Atlas
    Atlas (band)
    Atlas were a New Zealand rock band which originally formed in 2005 but disbanded in late 2008.In April 2005, in Hollywood, California, producer Hank Linderman introduced NZ rocker Ben Campbell and his sister Beth Campbell, to 19 year old American solo artist Sean Cunningham...

  • Autozamm
    Autozamm
    - As For Now :-Singles:-References:*****-External links:**...

  • Alaska
    Alaska
    Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

  • Avalanche City
    Avalanche City
    Avalanche City is a folk music band from Auckland, New Zealand.The group was originally a solo project of Dave Baxter; however, after he released his first album Our New Life Above The Ground he assembled a group of musicians, namely Ben Duncan on drums; Johnny Brock on bass; Ben Tolich on...

  • An Emerald City
  • Annabel Fay
  • Anika Moa
    Anika Moa
    Anika Rose Moa is a New Zealand pop recording artist. In 2001 she signed to Atlantic Records in the United States and released her debut album, Thinking Room, the album reached the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart and was a commercial success.Moa was raised in Christchurch, New Zealand...


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  • Bang Bang Eche
    Bang Bang Eche
    Bang! Bang! Eche! are a dance punk band currently based in Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:Bang! Bang! Eche! is the musical project of Australian-born T'Nealle Worsley, aided by a revolving team of session musicians. The band started playing shows in early 2007.Towards the end of 2007, Worlsey...

  • Bats, The
    The Bats
    The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean , Malcolm Grant , Robert Scott and Kaye Woodward...

  • Birchville Cat Motel
    Birchville Cat Motel
    Birchville Cat Motel is a one-man experimental music project formed by Campbell Kneale from Wellington, New Zealand. Although largely unknown in his home country, Kneale has toured throughout Japan, America, Europe, and Australia. His first vinyl release was Jewelled Wings on the Freedom From label...

  • Black Boned Angel
    Black Boned Angel
    Black Boned Angel is a Wellington-based drone metal project of New Zealand experimental musicians Campbell Kneale and James Kirk . Originally a duo with Kirk, recently Black Boned Angel has expanded to include Jules Desmond...

  • Black River Drive
    Black River Drive
    Black River Drive are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Black River Drive consists of Sam Browne , Rusty McNaughton , Matt Stone and Mike Tan ....

  • Black Seeds, The
    The Black Seeds
    The Black Seeds are a musical group from Wellington, New Zealand. Their music is a fusion of dub, funk, afrobeat and soul.The Black Seeds have two double-platinum selling albums at home, and successful European album releases through the German-based Sonar Kollektiv label...

  • Bleeders
    Bleeders
    The Bleeders are a hardcore band from New Zealand.The group consists of Angelo Munro , Gareth Stack , Ian King , Hadleigh Donald and Matt Clark .-Biography:...

  • Blindspott
    Blindspott
    Blindspott is a nu metal/alternative rock band from Waitakere, New Zealand. They were formed in 1997, originally consisting of Damian Alexander , Marcus Powell , Shelton Woolright , Gareth Fleming and Karl Vilisini, also known as DJ Dlay .-Formation and debut album :Blindspott began in 1997 and...

  • Breaks Co-op
    Breaks Co-Op
    Breaks Co-op is a New Zealand band, formed in 1997, first through music company FMR and more recently with EMI.The band members are Andy Lovegrove, Zane Lowe, and Hamish Clark....

  • Brunettes, The
    The Brunettes
    The Brunettes are an indie pop or twee pop group from New Zealand formed in 1998. The band consists of core members Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield with additional contributions from part-time band members including James Milne , Ryan McPhun , Harry Cundy, and most recently,...

  • Blam Blam Blam
    Blam Blam Blam
    Blam Blam Blam were a New Zealand pop/rock/alternative band. Tim Mahon and Mark Bell had been members of The Plague and The Whizz Kids...

  • Brooke Fraser
    Brooke Fraser
    Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand award-winning folk-pop and Christian music artist...


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  • Checks, The
    The Checks
    "The Checks" is the 141st episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 7th episode for the 8th season. It aired on NBC on November 7, 1996.-Plot:...

  • Chills, The
    The Chills
    The Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...

  • Clean, The
    The Clean
    The Clean are an influential Indie rock band that formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1978. Led through a number of early rotating line-ups by brothers Hamish and David Kilgour, the band settled down to their well-known and current line-up with bassist Robert Scott...

  • Concord Dawn
    Concord Dawn
    Concord Dawn, is a New Zealand drum and bass group, active since mid 1999. It consists of Matt Harvey and Evan Short...

  • Crowded House
    Crowded House
    Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...

  • Cut Off Your Hands
    Cut Off Your Hands
    Cut Off Your Hands are an indie pop band from New Zealand influenced largely by post punk and indie pop groups such as The Smiths, Gang of Four, Orange Juice, Talking Heads, as well as NZ post-punk of The Mint Chicks and This Night Creeps...

  • Clap Clap Riot
    Clap Clap Riot
    Clap Clap Riot is a four-piece Indie Rock band based in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2008 they won the MTV 'Kick-start your career' band competition.The band originated in Canterbury and was originally named Band Theft Auto....

  • Cassandra's Ears
    Cassandra's Ears
    Cassandra’s Ears was an all-female music group formed in 1985 in Dunedin, New Zealand and later based in Auckland, New Zealand.Their first release was the song “Replacements” for the National Student Radio compilation, Weird Culture Weird Custom...

  • Cornerstone Roots
    Cornerstone Roots
    Cornerstone Roots are a successful contemporary New Zealand reggae band from Raglan/Whaingaroa in the Waikato.Formed in 2001 after a session at the infamous local Raglan Musicians Club, the original three-piece outfit singer/songwriter/guitarist Brian and drummer Turongo Dixon and bassist Naomi...

  • Craig Smith
    Craig Smith
    Craig Smith is an American professional basketball player who was most recently member of the Los Angeles Clippers...


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  • Datsuns, The
  • Dawn of Azazel
    Dawn of Azazel
    Dawn of Azazel is a death metal band from New Zealand. They have played around the world in countries such as U.S., Switzerland , Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Czech Republic, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia...

  • DD Smash
    DD Smash
    DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th'Dudes.-Members:Members included Dave Dobbyn , Peter Warren , Rob Guy , both formerly of Lip Service , and Lisle Kinney , formerly of Hello Sailor.-Origin:Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident...

  • Demoniac
    Demoniac
    Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. Three of the members went on to form DragonForce...

  • Die!Die!Die!
  • Disasteradio
    Disasteradio
    Disasteradio is the pseudonym of Luke Rowell, a computer musician from Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He began writing a mixture of Chiptune and synth-pop in 1999 and has released eight albums, toured New Zealand over ten times and completing several tours of Europe and one of the US.- History :Beginning...

  • Deja Voodoo
    Deja Voodoo (New Zealand band)
    -History:Deja Voodoo began as the fictional house band in the New Zealand television show Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television, which featured them in 15 seconds of mimed rock n' roll at the start of each episode. This led to a nationwide tour, which featured a finale where the band members smashed...

  • Dragon
    Dragon (band)
    Dragon is a popular New Zealand rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother bass player Todd Hunter...

  • Dukes
  • D4, The
    The D4
    The D4 was a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music was released by Hollywood Records in the U.S., Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and by Infectious Records in the UK....

  • Dave Dobbyn
    Dave Dobbyn
    Dave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...

  • Dane Rumble
    Dane Rumble
    -Studio albums:-Singles:-As featured artist:NZ certifications*Gold = 7,500 copies sold*Platinum = 15,000 copies sold-Music videos:-Awards and nominations:-External links:*...

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  • Elemeno P
    Elemeno P
    Elemeno P is a New Zealand rock band. The band's first album, Love & Disrespect was released on 4 July 2003, and reached number one on the RIANZ albums chart. Their second album, Trouble in Paradise was released on 24 November 2005 and includes the singles 11:57, Burn, One Left Standing and You Are...

  • Electric Confectionaires, The
    The Electric Confectionaires
    The Electric Confectionaires were a four-piece musical group from Auckland, New Zealand. Their music is a diverse fusion of styles ranging from rock to garage, blues, surf and jazz. The band formed in 2005 at Takapuna Grammar School where original members Jaisi Sheehan, Haddon Smith, Rob Fenton,...

  • Enemy, The
    The Enemy (New Zealand band)
    The Enemy were a band from Dunedin, New Zealand, that are often seen as the starting point of the Dunedin Sound rock movement.Though the band did not release any official recordings, some of their performances are available in bootleg form. They are seen as hugely influential on the development of...

  • Enright House, The
    The Enright House
    The Enright House was the moniker under which Mark Roberts wrote, recorded and performed music. The project began in Chicago in 2001, and, after Roberts moved to New Zealand, was based in Christchurch from 2004 until 2009. After touring the United States in early 2009, Roberts relocated back to...

  • Evermore
  • Exponents, The
    The Exponents
    The Exponents are a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck.Their major hits, including "Why Does Love Do This To Me", "Who Loves Who The Most", "Victoria", "I'll Say Goodbye " and "Whatever Happened To Tracey" have been taken up by successive generations of younger New...


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  • Flight of the Conchords
    Flight of the Conchords
    Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named...

  • Fall Within
    Fall Within
    Fall Within is a Kiwi metal core band composed of Brodie Te Anau Doherty-Ramsay , Daniel Hodge , Luke Burn , Fraser Walker and Luke Campbell...

  • Fat Freddy's Drop
    Fat Freddy's Drop
    Fat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy’s Drop...

  • False Start
    False Start (band)
    False Start are a Power pop/Rock band from Auckland, New Zealand that formed in the winter of 2005. They are currently signed to Deadboy Records/Universal.- History :...

  • Fast Crew
    Fast Crew
    -Albums:-Singles:-Singles featured on compilation albums:The group have appeared on several compilations over the years in New Zealand and overseas...

  • Feelers, The
    The Feelers
    The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...

  • Fur Patrol
    Fur Patrol
    Fur Patrol is a rock band, originally from Wellington, New Zealand, now based in Melbourne, Australia.Their debut EP, Starlifter, was released on the independent Wellington label Wishbone in 1998. Their debut album Pet was produced by David Long, guitarist of the Six Volts and the The Mutton Birds...

  • Foreigner
    Foreigner
    Foreigner may refer to:*Alien , a person in a country who is not a citizen of that country- Music :*Foreigner , a British-American rock band*Foreigner , 1977*Foreigner , 1973- Literature :...


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  • gordons, The
  • Goldenhorse
    Goldenhorse
    -Studio albums:-Singles:-Charity singles:-External links:*...

  • Goodshirt
    Goodshirt
    Goodshirt are an innovative Alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Its members are Gareth Thomas, brothers Murray and Rodney Fisher and drummer Mike Beehre.-History:...

  • Goodnight Nurse
    Goodnight Nurse
    Goodnight Nurse was a pop punk band from New Zealand, formed in Auckland, in 2001. The group originally began as a trio, but later changed to a four-piece prior to the release of their second album...

  • Good Fun, The
  • Gin Wigmore
    Gin Wigmore
    Virginia "Gin" Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. In 2009, she featured on the single "Brother" by Smashproof, which reached #1 on the RIANZ singles charts for 11 weeks. In 2009 she released her debut album Holy Smoke...


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  • Head Like A Hole
    HLAH
    HLAH is a rock band from Wellington, New Zealand.-History:HLAH formed in Wellington, originally consisting of Nigel Regan, Mark Hamill, Nigel Beazley and Andrew Durno....

  • Headless Chickens
    Headless Chickens
    The Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music.-History:The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown...

  • Hello Sailor
    Hello Sailor (band)
    Hello Sailor was a New Zealand pop/rock band originally formed in 1975.- History :The band's history is long and complicated, with guitarist/vocalists Dave McArtney and Harry Lyon having first played together in the mid 1960s. After several lineup changes, the band released its first album, Hello...

  • Herbs
    Herbs (band)
    Herbs are a New Zealand reggae vocal group formed in 1979 once described as "New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice". It has been said their debut EP Whats' Be Happen? "set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed".-History:Herbs...

  • Hieronymus Bosch
  • Human Instinct
    The Human Instinct
    The Human Instinct are a New Zealand blues rock band that has been active since the late 1960s. The band currently consists of Maurice Greer , Phil Pritchard , Joel Haines and Tony Baird...

  • Human
    Human (band)
    Human is a death metal band from Christchurch, New Zealand. It was originally formed on 8 March 1992 by brothers Paul and Scott Harrison , and vocalist / guitarist Nathan Ballard, with bassist Vaughn Richardson fleshing out the line up in May that same year.The band entered Nga Matuaka Studios in...

  • Hayley Westenra
    Hayley Westenra
    Hayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...


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  • Katchafire
    Katchafire
    Katchafire is a New Zealand roots reggae band from Hamilton, New Zealand.Katchafire formed in 1997 as a Bob Marley tribute band and later began writing and performing their own songs...

  • Kids of 88
    Kids of 88
    Kids of 88 is New Zealand New Wave music duo based in Auckland City, New Zealand, consisting of Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy. They are best known for their 2009 single, "My House"...

  • Kidz in Space
    Kidz in Space
    Kidz in Space is a New Zealand pop music and hip-hop band, consisting of Josh Fountain, Ashley Hughes and Mat Neshat. Their costumed media appearances have been likened to those of Devo and Split Enz.-Formation:...

  • Kimo
    Kimo (band)
    Kimo are a New Zealand based alternative musical group consisting of David Mulcahy and Rob Mayes ....

  • Knobz, The
    The Knobz
    The Knobz were a New Zealand pop band, originally based in Dunedin, but not considered part of that city's main wave of "Dunedin Sound" bands. They became famous in 1980 with their political song "Culture?" criticising Robert Muldoon, who was Prime Minister at the time and had stated that New...

  • Kora
    Kora (band)
    Kora is a New Zealand five-piece music group, which consists of four brothers from the Kora family. The band, which originally began in Whakatane, New Zealand fuses elements of reggae, rock, dub, roots, funk, and more recently space funk and dub step elements.-Early years: 1991–2002:Kora brothers...

  • K One
    K One
    K One is a Taiwanese boy band.K One belongs to the management company, Wingman, managed by former 5566 member, Rio Peng. Other artists that belong to this company include 劉耕宏Will Liu, Evonne Hsu許慧欣 , Ivy , Alicia, Vivi , Niki, 無限, Wing, Style , and育緯.K One disbanded in 2008 but Wingman or K One...


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  • Mi-Sex
    Mi-Sex
    Mi-Sex was a New Zealand new wave rock band active from 1978 to 1984. Led by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, they were best known for their singles "Computer Games" in 1979 and "People" in 1980.-History:...

  • Mint Chicks, The
    The Mint Chicks
    The Mint Chicks were an experimental noise rock/power pop group originally from Auckland, New Zealand, who relocated to Portland, Oregon, USA in 2007...

  • Midnight Youth
    Midnight Youth
    Midnight Youth are a New Zealand rock band formed in 2006. Their debut album, The Brave Don't Run, was released in 2009 in New Zealand and Australia. The band have subsequently toured and played festivals across Australasia, the United States and Asia...

  • Mockers, The
    The Mockers
    The Mockers were a New Zealand pop band formed in Wellington in 1979 by Andrew Fagan. Fagan was the only ever-present of the band's line-up whose initial members were mostly drawn from Fagan's Rongotai College classmates. Their songs include "One Black Friday" and "Forever Tuesday Morning"...

  • Motocade
    Motocade
    Motocade are a New Zealand Rock band formed in Auckland in 2003 by Eden Mulholland , Scott Sutherland , Geordie McCallum . and Will Mulholland . In 2007 the music video for the single "My Friends" received high rotation on the New Zealand music channel C4 and Juice TV...

  • Mumsdollar
    Mumsdollar
    Mumsdollar was a New Zealand rock band formed in 1998 with Ben Claxton on lead vocals, Dave Barr on guitar and backing vocals, Tim Beale on drums, and brothers Pete Wood, on guitar, and Steve Wood on bass and backing vocals.-History:...

  • Mutton Birds, The
    The Mutton Birds
    The Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...


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  • Naked and Famous, The
    The Naked and Famous
    -Studio albums:-EPs:-Singles:-B-sides:-Music videos:-In popular culture:"All of This" was featured in the fourth episode of The Secret Circle....

  • Netherworld Dancing Toys
    Netherworld Dancing Toys
    Netherworld Dancing Toys is a New Zealand band from Dunedin formed in 1982.-History:The group formed at the University of Otago. The band members included Malcolm Black, Nick Sampson, Graham Cockroft, Brent Alexander and later Annie Crummer, Kim Willoughby...

  • Nesian Mystik
    Nesian Mystik
    Nesian Mystik was a New Zealand Hip-Hop/R&B group formed in 1999. Their cultural backgrounds unite a remarkable diversity of Polynesia by bringing together Cook Island, Tongan, Samoan and Maori ancestry...

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  • Payola
    Payola (band)
    Payola are a six-piece folk/rock/soul band from Auckland, New Zealand.The band have been described as a combination of Motown meets AC/DC / The Chambers Brothers meets Funkadelic / Led Zeppelin meets Solomon Burke with Primal Scream supporting...

  • Parachute Band
    Parachute Band
    Parachute Band is a worship band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed out of the New Zealand-based Christian organisation Parachute MusicThe band makes pop/rock music and is currently in its second generation, with the current line-up regularly topping the mainstream MySpace NZ Music Charts for acts...

  • Phoenix Foundation, The
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  • Rapture Ruckus
    Rapture Ruckus
    Rapture Ruckus is a Christian Hip Hop/Rock Band from Wellington New Zealand signed to BEC Recordings. They have released four Albums - "Rapture Ruckus" in 2002, "I Believe" in 2006, Rapture Ruckus Live at World's End in 2008, and Rapture Ruckus in 2010 as debut album with BEC Recordings...

  • Rabble, The
    The Rabble
    The Rabble are a Punk Rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, that formed in the NZ summer of 2000/2001. Their official myspace page went live on 29 February 2004. The Rabble are strong believers in the DIY attitude. They collaborated with Mark Unseen of Boston band The Unseen to create the...

  • Renderers, the
    The Renderers (band)
    The Renderers are a band from Christchurch, New Zealand formed in 1989 by Brian Crook and his wife Maryrose.-History:The Crooks recruited drummer Robbie Yeats and bassist Denise Roughan, and released their debut album, Trail of Tears, in 1991 on Flying Nun Records. They released six further albums...

  • Ruby Suns, The
    The Ruby Suns
    The Ruby Suns are an indie/pop group from New Zealand. They formed in 2004 when Californian Ryan McPhun moved to Auckland and started playing in several bands such as The Brunettes and The Tokey Tones.-Biography:...


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  • Salmonella Dub
    Salmonella Dub
    Salmonella Dub are a Dub/Drum n Bass/Reggae/Roots band from Kaikoura, New Zealand. They were formed in 1991 by Andrew Penman, David Deakins and Mark Tyler...

  • Shapeshifter
    Shapeshifter (band)
    Shapeshifter are a live Drum & Bass act from New Zealand. They have been heralded as a musical phenomenon for their ground breaking live shows and unique blend of heavy soul with drum and bass...

  • Shihad
    Shihad
    Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....

  • Shocking Pinks
    Shocking Pinks
    Shocking Pinks are a band formed by Nick Harte and based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Nick Harte has been in New Zealand bands such as CM Ensemble, Hiatus, The Incisions, Montessouri, Laudanum, Luxor Dance Ensemble, Urinator, Solaa, The Brunettes and Pig Out. The band has been signed to New York...

  • Sinate
    Sinate
    Sinate is a New Zealand death/thrash metal band.-History:The band was formed in 2001 but did not release their debut album, Beyond Human, until September 2005....

  • Skank attack
  • Split Enz
    Split Enz
    Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...

  • Spud
  • Stellar*
  • Steriogram
    Steriogram
    Steriogram is a rock band that formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1999. Their 2004 song "Walkie Talkie Man" was used in an advertisement for the iPod and a number of films and video games.-Formation and first album, 1999–2005:...

  • Strawpeople
    Strawpeople
    Strawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM....

  • Suburban Reptiles
    Suburban Reptiles
    The Suburban Reptiles and The Scavengers were the first punk bands to form in New Zealand.- History :The Suburban Reptiles were first conceptualised by Auckland students Simon Grigg and Brett Salter in late 1976, with some encouragement from filmmaker David Blyth...

  • Surf City
    Surf City
    Surf City may refer to:* Huntington Beach, California, legally trademarked as Surf City, USA* Surf City, New Jersey* Surf City, North Carolina* Santa Cruz, California, colloquially referred to as Surf City...

  • Supergroove
    Supergroove
    Supergroove is a New Zealand funk rock music group. Their debut album Traction was released in 1994. The group disbanded in 1997 but recently reformed in 2007.- History :...

  • Smashproof
    Smashproof
    Smashproof is a New Zealand Hip hop/Rap male group. Smashproof consists of Young Sid, Tyree and Deach. They are best known for the single "Brother" which spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ singles chart in 2009. The song "Brother" features singer Gin Wigmore.The...

  • Straitjacket Fits
    Straitjacket Fits
    Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...

  • Screaming Meemees
  • Swingers, The
    The Swingers
    The Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd , Wayne Stevens , and Mark Hough . Formed in 1979, the band released the single "One Good Reason" which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand...

  • Six60
    Six60
    Six60 is a New Zealand rock band formed in 2006. Their self-titled debut album was released on the 10th October 2011 on their own label Massive Entertainment. The album debuted at No.1 in the New Zealand charts and was certified Gold in its first week...

  • Stan Walker
    Stan Walker
    Stan Walker , is an Australian recording artist and actor. In 2009, Walker was the winner on the seventh season of Australian Idol. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia....


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  • Tadpole
    Tadpole (band)
    Tadpole was a female-led New Zealand band from Auckland that formed in June 1994.- Before 2000 :Between the band's beginning and 1999 Tadpole went through so many lineup changes that there soon ended up being no original members left in the band. At one point early in their career the band were so...

  • Tall Dwarfs
    Tall Dwarfs
    Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate who, through their do-it-yourself ethic, helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo formed out of the ashes of Toy Love....

  • Toy Love
    Toy Love
    Toy Love was a New Zealand New Wave/punk rock band fronted by Chris Knox. Other members were guitarist Alec Bathgate, bass player Paul Kean, drummer Mike Dooley, and keyboard player Jane Walker...

  • Tutts, The
    The Tutts
    The Tutts are a five-piece New Zealand rock band. They released their first single, titled "K", on 21 November 2006. The song is featured on C4, a New Zealand music television station, as the C4 "theme song"....

  • Trinity Roots
  • Th'Dudes
    Th'Dudes
    Th' Dudes were a late 1970s / early 1980s pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Hits include "Walking in Light", "Right First Time", " Be Mine Tonight" and "Bliss".-Members:*Dave Dobbyn*Ian Morris *Peter Urlich...


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  • Warratahs, The
    The Warratahs
    The Warratahs are a band from Wellington, New Zealand.-Early line-ups :* Barry Saunders * Wayne Mason * Nik Brown * John Donahue * Marty Jorgensen * Clint Brown * Rob Clarkson...

  • WBC, The
  • When the Cat's Away
    When the Cat's Away (band)
    The New Zealand Female vocal group When the Cat's Away, are Annie Crummer, Debbie Harwood, Kim Willoughby and Margaret Urlich. Original member Diane Swann left the band in the 1990s....

  • Working With Walt
    Working With Walt
    Working With Walt was a music group formed in the 1980s, and based in Dunedin, New Zealand.Working With Walt disbanded sometime by the late 1980s with Jan Hellriegel going on to a solo music career, and David Wood helping form Straitjacket Fits....


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  • Zed
    Zed (band)
    Zed were a New Zealand pop/rock four-piece band formed in 1998.-History:Originally formed while still students at Christchurch's Cashmere High School, Zed is the dream child of Nathan King, Ben Campbell and Adrian Palmer, along with manager Ray Columbus.King felt the band needed a second guitarist...

  • Zowie
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