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A number of new categories were introduced this year: 'Highest Selling NZ Album', 'Highest Selling NZ Single', 'Best Pacific Island Album' (its predecessor 'Best Polynesian Album' last presented
1997 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards
), and 'Best Roots Music Album'. 'Best R&B/ Hip Hop Album' was renamed 'Best Urban Album'.
Two categories were retired 'Best Children's Album', and 'Best Compilation'.
This year was also the first to feature a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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- Album of the Year:
The Datsuns
? The Datsuns
- Pacifier - Pacifier
- Goldenhorse - Riverhead
- Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision
- Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated
- Single of the Year:
Goodshirt
- Sophie
- Che Fu - Misty Frequencies
- Bic Runga - Get Some Sleep
- Anika Moa - Falling in Love Again
- Nesian Mystik - It's On
- Top Group:
The Datsuns ? The Datsuns
- Goodshirt - Sophie
- Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated
- Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
The Datsuns ? The Datsuns
- Goldenhorse - Riverhead
- Blindspott - Blindspott
- Best Male Vocalist:
Che Fu
? Misty Frequencies
- Jon Toogood- Pacifier (Pacifier)
- Te Awanui Pine Reeder (Nesian Mystik) - For The People
- Best Female Vocalist:
Bic Runga
? Beautiful Collision
- Anika Moa - Falling in Love Again
- Kirsten Morrell - Riverhead (Goldenhorse)
- Best Solo Artist (new category):
Bic Runga ? Beautiful Collision
- Anika Moa - Falling in Love Again
- Carly Binding - Alright With Me
- Best Urban Album:
Nesian Mystik
? Polysaturated
- P Money - Big Things
- Deceptikonz - Elimination
- Best Folk Album: not awarded
- Best Music Video:
Joe Lonie
- Sophie (Goodshirt)
- Che Fu - Misty Frequencies
- Chris Graham / Bic Runga - Something Good (Bic Runga)
- Outstanding International Achievement:
The Datsuns
- Best Mana Reo Album:
Ngahiwi Apanui
? E Tau Nei
- Hareruia Aperama - Waiata Of Bob Marley Vol 2
- Adam Whauwhau - He Hua O Roto
- Best Mana Maori Album:
Upper Hutt Posse
? Te Reo Maori Remixes
- Soul Paua - Pohewa
- Mahinarangi Tocker - Hei Ha
- Brother J - Be Bop A Nui
- Highest Selling NZ Album (new category):
Bic Runga ?
- Highest Selling NZ Single (new category):
Katchafire
- Producer of the Year:
Bic Runga ? Beautiful Collision
- P Money - Big Things (P Money)
- Geoffrey Maddock - Riverhead (Goldenhorse)
- Engineer of the Year:
Clint Murphy And Dave Rhodes ?
Blindspott
- Jeremy Greor - Carbon (50HZ)
- Barbara Griffin - Love Not War (Annie Crummer)
- Simon Holloway & Shane Mason - K'Lee (K'Lee)
- Best Dance Album:
Salmonella Dub ? Outside The Dubplates
- Rhombus -Bass Player
- Subware - Subware
- Best Country Album: not awarded
- Best Jazz Album:
Kevin Clark (musician)
? Once Upon A Song I Flew
- Twinset - It's A Summer Feeling
- Matt Penman - The Unquiet
- Best Gospel Album: not awarded
- Best Pacific Island Album (new category):
Pacific Soul
? Pacific Soul
- Jamoa Jam - Tama Mai Le Pasifika
- Lapi Mariner - Just Me
- Best Roots Music Album (new category):
Trinity Roots
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- Te Vaka - Nukukehe
- Darren Watson - King Size
- Best Classical Album:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Douglas Lilburn: The Three Symphonies
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra -Simon Boccanegra -Giuseppe V
- New Zealand String Quartet - Beethoven Rasumovsky Quartet
- Songwriter of the Year:
Goodshirt - Sophie
- Che Fu - Misty Frequencies
- Nesian Mystik - It's On
- Best Cover Design:
Campbell Hooper-Johnson
- 'Flock: The Best Of
The Mutton Birds
- Damian Alexander - Blindspott (Blindspott)
- Spencer Levine - Trade Secrets (Dubious Brothers)
- New Zealand Radio Programmer of the Year:
Andi Dawkins
-
More FM
Christchurch
- Andrew Szusterman - Channel Z
- John Budge - Classic Hits
- Manu Taylor - Mai FM
- Lifetime Achievement Award (new category):
Dylan Taite