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.

2008 New Zealand Music Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in New Zealand music
Sponsored by	Vodafone
Date	8 October 2008 (2008-10-08)
Location	Vector Arena, Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Reward(s)	Tui award trophy
Website	http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
Television/radio coverage
Network	C4

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

 †  – Non-technical award

 ‡  – Technical award

Album of the Year †	Single of the Year†
Sponsored by Nokia Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning Scribe - Rhymebook Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future	Sponsored by Vodafone Opshop - One Day Liam Finn - Gather To The Chapel Shihad - One Will Hear The Other The Phoenix Foundation - Bright Grey Tiki Taane - Always On My Mind
Best Group†	Best Male Solo Artist:†
Sponsored by Steinlager Pure 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†
Sponsored by Mazda Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide Aaradhna - Sweet Soul Music Annabel Fay - Annabel Fay	Sponsored by Kiwi FM Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords Cut Off Your Hands - Blue On Blue Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future
Best Music Video†	Radio Airplay Record of the Year†
Sponsored by C4 Ian Hart - Her Hairagami Set (The Brunettes) Carey Carter - Tangaroa (Tiki Taane) Joe Lonie - Gather To The chapel (Liam Finn)	Sponsored by NZ On Air 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 (The Phoenix Foundation) Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future (Tiki Taane) Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide (Anika Moa)	Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September Lee Prebble – Happy Ending (The Phoenix Foundation) Tiki Taane & Evan Short - Past, Present, Future (Tiki Taane) Andre Upston - In Swings The Tide (Anika Moa)
Best Album Cover‡	International Achievement Award†
Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September Barny Bewick – Keep Me On Your Side (Goodnight Nurse) Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning (Liam Finn) Tim Gummer - Inland (Michael Houstoun)	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:

• Cut off your Hands
• Anika Moa
• Tiki Taane
• Scribe
• Julia Deans, Anika Moa, Lani Purkis and Greta Anderson performed a version of Legacy Award winner Straitjacket Fits' "Fast Women".