The honour includes a $12,500 cash prize from Recorded Music NZ. The Taite Music Prize, named after late music journalist Dylan Taite, highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the ...

Marlon Williams' new album is sung entirely in te reo Māori, and he's recruited his close friend Lorde for the latest single.

Anna Coddington, Delaney Davidson and Fazerdaze are among the top 10 albums in the running for this year's top independent music prize.