2022 award recipients are highlighted
Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist:
Emily Muli - ‘Break’
Mo Etc. – Oceanbed
Tree - ‘No Fear ft Junior Soqeta’
NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Diggy Dupé - ‘WEON’
Kings - Raplist, ‘Young 4Eva’
Poetik - Poetik Justice
Flava Best Pacific Group:
SWIDT - ‘Seize the Day ft Savage’, ‘Kelz Garage’, ‘312 Day’
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process
Tomorrow People - 21
NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:
Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - ‘Ain't The Same ft. Melodownz & Summer Vaha'akolo’
Directed by Tom Hernv and Timēna Apa
House of Misfits - ‘Tā Te Manawa’
Directed by Abigail Dougherty
Vallé - ‘Swing Low’
Directed by Connor Pritchard
APRA Best Pacific Song:
Kings - ‘Young 4Eva’
Written by Kingdon Chapple-Wilson
Samson Squad - ‘Amene’
Written by Jacob Samson, Tautape Samson & Jayjay Samson
SWIDT ‘Kelz Garage’
Written by Daniel Latu, Amon McGoram, Isaiah Libeau, Lomez Brown, Samuel Verlinden
SunPix Best Pacific Language:
Kas Futialo - Grandmasta Kas
Lani Alo - ‘Tua i manu’
Samson Squad - ‘Kainga’, ‘Amene’
Shepherds Reign - ‘Nga Ao E Rua feat. Swizl Jager’’
Base FM & Island Base FM Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist:
Poetik - Poetik Justice
SWIDT - ‘Seize the Day ft Savage’, ‘Kelz Garage’, ‘312 Day’
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process
Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist:
Emily Muli - ‘Break’
Sam V - ‘Wired’, ‘Biker Boy’
TJ Taotua - Overdue
One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:
Foundation - ‘Closer’
Sammielz - ‘Okay’
Tomorrow People - 21
Victor J Sefo - ‘Pele Ea’, ‘Ride’, ‘Shots’
531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist:
Anthem - Anthem
House of Misfits ‘Tā Te Manawa’
Tree - ‘No Fear ft Junior Soqeta’
Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist:
Bina Butta & Kennyon Brown - ‘Lady Love’
Jaro Local - ‘Kamanda Amanda’, ‘First Time’, ‘Single Papa’, ‘25 Minutes’
Lisi - ‘Good Life’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Til the Death’, ‘Baby We On’
MPG/SAE Best Producer
Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - The Panthers OST
Producers: Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan, P Smith
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process
Producer: Harry (Haz Beats) Huavi
Tomorrow People - 21
Producers: IKON MUSIC - Avina Kelekolio, Hennie Tui, Tana Tupai
Recorded Music Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa Best Pacific Music Album
Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - The Panthers OST
Kings – Raplist
Tomorrow People - 21
SunPix People’s Choice Award – Best Pacific Artist
Samson Squad
Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist
Jarna
Creative New Zealand Award
Shepherds Reign
Ministry for Pacific People’s Special Recognition Awards
Ngaire Fuata
Tagata Pasifika
Niu FM - Pacific Media Network
Arch Angel Independent Music Award
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Manukau Institute of Technology Te Pukenga Lifetime Achievement Award
Fa’anana Jerome Grey
Emily Muli - ‘Break’
Mo Etc. – Oceanbed
Tree - ‘No Fear ft Junior Soqeta’
NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Diggy Dupé - ‘WEON’
Kings - Raplist, ‘Young 4Eva’
Poetik - Poetik Justice
Flava Best Pacific Group:
SWIDT - ‘Seize the Day ft Savage’, ‘Kelz Garage’, ‘312 Day’
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process
Tomorrow People - 21
NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:
Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - ‘Ain't The Same ft. Melodownz & Summer Vaha'akolo’
Directed by Tom Hernv and Timēna Apa
House of Misfits - ‘Tā Te Manawa’
Directed by Abigail Dougherty
Vallé - ‘Swing Low’
Directed by Connor Pritchard
APRA Best Pacific Song:
Kings - ‘Young 4Eva’
Written by Kingdon Chapple-Wilson
Samson Squad - ‘Amene’
Written by Jacob Samson, Tautape Samson & Jayjay Samson
SWIDT ‘Kelz Garage’
Written by Daniel Latu, Amon McGoram, Isaiah Libeau, Lomez Brown, Samuel Verlinden
SunPix Best Pacific Language:
Kas Futialo - Grandmasta Kas
Lani Alo - ‘Tua i manu’
Samson Squad - ‘Kainga’, ‘Amene’
Shepherds Reign - ‘Nga Ao E Rua feat. Swizl Jager’’
Base FM & Island Base FM Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist:
Poetik - Poetik Justice
SWIDT - ‘Seize the Day ft Savage’, ‘Kelz Garage’, ‘312 Day’
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process
Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist:
Emily Muli - ‘Break’
Sam V - ‘Wired’, ‘Biker Boy’
TJ Taotua - Overdue
One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:
Foundation - ‘Closer’
Sammielz - ‘Okay’
Tomorrow People - 21
Victor J Sefo - ‘Pele Ea’, ‘Ride’, ‘Shots’
531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist:
Anthem - Anthem
House of Misfits ‘Tā Te Manawa’
Tree - ‘No Fear ft Junior Soqeta’
Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist:
Bina Butta & Kennyon Brown - ‘Lady Love’
Jaro Local - ‘Kamanda Amanda’, ‘First Time’, ‘Single Papa’, ‘25 Minutes’
Lisi - ‘Good Life’, ‘Dreams’, ‘Til the Death’, ‘Baby We On’
MPG/SAE Best Producer
Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - The Panthers OST
Producers: Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan, P Smith
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process
Producer: Harry (Haz Beats) Huavi
Tomorrow People - 21
Producers: IKON MUSIC - Avina Kelekolio, Hennie Tui, Tana Tupai
Recorded Music Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa Best Pacific Music Album
Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - The Panthers OST
Kings – Raplist
Tomorrow People - 21
SunPix People’s Choice Award – Best Pacific Artist
Samson Squad
Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist
Jarna
Creative New Zealand Award
Shepherds Reign
Ministry for Pacific People’s Special Recognition Awards
Ngaire Fuata
Tagata Pasifika
Niu FM - Pacific Media Network
Arch Angel Independent Music Award
lilbubblegum
Manukau Institute of Technology Te Pukenga Lifetime Achievement Award
Fa’anana Jerome Grey