NZ Music Month

NZ Music Month takes place every year in May, run by the NZ Music Commission since 2000, with the purpose of celebrating music from Aotearoa New Zealand and the people who make it. Join in this 31-day celebration of homegrown talent from across the motu, and help amplify Aotearoa!


May 2024

Wednesday 1 May — Friday 31 May

  • Programming a Piano

    Create a virtual piano keyboard in Scratch, then connect with NZ Music Month by playing along with a favourite song by a New Zealand artist.

  • Six60 in NZSL & Using a Green Screen

    Celebrate NZ Music Month with this Six60 ‘Pepeha’ in NZSL challenge, and use a green screen to get creative with a new background.

  • Cool As Cover Art

    Pick a song by an NZ artist to reimagine with new cover art, then use digital graphic design tools to create and share your own original cover artwork design.

  • E haere ake nei...

    Watch this space for more creative and interactive projects for celebrating NZ Music Month, and together let’s amplify Aotearoa with digital technologies education!

Links and Resources

  • NZ Music Month Homepage

    The homepage for the annual NZ Music Month kaupapa, with information about what it means, what’s going on, how to get involved, learning resources and more!

  • AudioCulture, Iwi Waiata

    The homepage of AudioCulture, “the noisy library of New Zealand music” celebrating the people and telling the stories of nearly one hundred years of NZ popular music culture.

  • Waiata Anthems

    The homepage of Waiata Anthems, a movement to champion waiata reo Māori, to celebrate and encourage the revitalisation of te reo Māori through the power of story and song.

  • Aotearoa Music Awards (AMA)

    The homepage of the Aotearoa Music Awards (AMA), the annual showcase event for more than 60 years of the NZ music industry, celebrating artists and music from Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • NZ Music Month – NZ Curriculum Online

    A hub of information, curriculum connections and projects ideas for getting involved during NZ Music Month. From the Ministry of Education’s NZ Curriculum Online.

  • NZ Music Month Resources – National Library

    Visit the National Library ofMNin Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa for teaching and learning resources, music tracks and more great digital resources!