P A c i f i c M U s i c A w a R d s t r u s t
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PACIFIC MUSIC AWARDS - Celebrating Pacific Music
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The Pacific Music Awards Trust are dedicated to celebrating Pacific music and following an amazing 2025 Pacific Music Awards, we are looking forward to planning the 2026 awards ceremony. The event date, entries and information will be shared soon - keep an eye on the website and our social channels for updates.
Over 2024 and 2025, the Trust has been working on the Hiva Folau Vaka project, creating and recording new original songs in Pacific languages. This is our legacy project, created to honour the 20th anniversary of the Pacific Music Awards. It is our contribution to language revitalisation, with the first phase focusing on Vagahau Niue, Te Gagana Tokelau and Te Reo Maori Kuku Airani. The project involves a village approach, bringing a collective together for three days, with all the elements provided for the artists, including experienced producers, knowledge holders and quality recording studios. The gatherings were hosted at Big Pop Studios in Auckland and Ahumairangi Studio, Massey University in Wellington. United as a family, the village of artists, producers and knowledge holders all came together with the common purpose to honour these languages and contribute to their revitalisation. A compilation album of all the songs from the project will be released on 28 November 2025.
We thank and acknowledge the funding received from NZ On Air, which allowed the project to take place; the partnership with the Centre for Pacific Languages; the support from Big Pop Studios, Massey University, APRA|AMCOS and Universal Music. Most of all we thank the artists, producers, knowledge holders, engineers and supporters who brought Hiva Folau Vaka to life.
Our Tautua Programme will begin in January, with a Music in Parks event, co-presented with Auckland Council. More details to be shared soon.
For more information or if you have any questions please contact the Trust on: [email protected]
Our Tautua Programme will begin in January, with a Music in Parks event, co-presented with Auckland Council. More details to be shared soon.
For more information or if you have any questions please contact the Trust on: [email protected]