What We Do
What We Do
January 1st, 2024
Whakahiato Puoro o Aotearoa – Music enriches Aotearoa.
The New Zealand Music Commission Te Reo Reka o Aotearoa is a government funded organisation that promotes music from New Zealand and supports the growth of New Zealand music businesses – both culturally and economically, at home and abroad.
The home of NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa, the Music Commission also delivers contemporary music programmes in schools such as the Musicians Mentoring in Schools Programme; provides music upskilling tools and resources, including the Industry Internship Programme; and runs the international market development and trade show programme Outward Sound.
Our aims are for a thriving New Zealand music sector through:
– Sustainable careers and music businesses
– Inclusivity, wellbeing, access and participation
– Internationalisation
The Music Commission reports to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage via the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga.