2008 New Zealand Music Awards


The 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards took place on 8 October at the Vector Arena in Auckland. Straitjacket Fits were induced into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The Technical awards took place on 3 September.

Awards and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Multiple winners included Flight of the Concords and Opshop, who each received four awards.
;Key
Album of the Year †Single of the Year†

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Best Group†Best Male Solo Artist:†
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  • Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords
  • * Shihad - Beautiful Machine
  • * The Phoenix Foundation - Happy Ending
  • Liam Finn - I'll be Lightning
  • * SJD - Songs From A Dictaphone
  • * Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future
    • Best Female Solo Artist:†Breakthrough Artist of the Year†
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    • Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide
    • * Aaradhna - Sweet Soul Music
    • * Annabel Fay - Annabel Fay
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    Best Music Video†Radio Airplay Record of the Year†
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    • Ian Hart - Her Hairagami Set
    • * Carey Carter - Tangaroa
    • * Joe Lonie - Gather To The Chapel
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    • Opshop - Maybe
    Highest Selling NZ Single†Highest Selling NZ Album†
  • Opshop - "One Day"
  • Opshop - Second Hand Planet
    • Best Rock Album†Best Urban/Hip Hop Album†
  • Shihad - Beautiful Machine
  • * Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning
  • * The Phoenix Foundation - Happy Ending
  • Scribe - Rhymebook
  • * Mareko - White Sunday 2:The Book Of Mark
  • * Young Sid - The Truth
    • Best Aotearoa Roots Album†Best Dance/Electronica Album†
  • Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future
  • * Katchafire - Say What You’re Thinking
  • * Kora - Kora
  • Recloose - Perfect Timing
  • * Mareko - White Sunday 2:The Book Of Mark
  • * Young Sid - The Truth
    • Best Maori Album†Best Gospel/Christian Album†
  • Ruia - 12:24 Tekau Ma Rua, Rua Tekau Ma Wha
  • * Moana & the Tribe - Wha
  • * Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future
  • All Left Out - The Conquest
  • * Parachute Band - Roadmaps and Revelations
  • * The Ember Days - Your Eyes Light Up
    • Best Classical Album†Best Country Music Album†
  • Michael Houstoun - Inland
  • * NZTrio - Bright Tide Moving Between
  • * Gillian Whitehead - Puhake ki te rangi
    		• Presented at the Gold Guitar Awards, 30 May 2008
    • Melissa Partridge - Melissa
    • * Jackie Bristow - Crazy Love
    • * The Cattlestops - Back To Rosetta Road
    Best Pacific Music Album†Best Folk Album†
    Presented at the Pacific Music Awards, 31 May 2008
    • Te Vaka - Olatia
    • * Three Houses Down - Dreadtown
    • * Cydel - Soul Finder
    		Presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, 25 – 28 January 2008
    • Phil Garland – Southern Odyssey
    • * Owen Hugh - You & I
    • * The Hobnail Boots - The Fortune Horses
    Best Producer‡Best Engineer‡
    Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September
    • Lee Prebble – Happy Ending
    • * Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future
    • * Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide
    		Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September
    • Lee Prebble – Happy Ending
    • * Tiki Taane & Evan Short - Past, Present, Future
    • * Andre Upston - In Swings The Tide
    Best Album Cover‡International Achievement Award†
    Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September
  • Flight Of The Conchords
  • Savage
    • The Vodafone People's Choice Award†Legacy Award†
  • Parachute Band
  • * Horsemen Family
  • * Nesian Mystik
  • * The Dfenders
  • Straitjacket Fits

    • Performances

    Performances on the night included the following: