The Aotearoa Music Award for International Achievement is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for their success in the music markets of other countries. Record sales are the main factor in determining the award, but record chart positions, sales of concert tickets and notable promotional performances are also taken into account. It was first awarded in 1984. It was not awarded in 2006. In 2005, 2008 and 2009, multiple artists received the honour.
Recipients
1984 to 2002
Year WinnerOther finalists 1984 Tim Finn Dragon Split Enz 1985 Kiri Te Kanawa DD Smash Dalvanius Prime and the Pātea Māori Club 1986 Herbs The Chills Michael Roycroft 1987 Neil Finn Dave Dobbyn The Chills Shona Laing Kiri Te Kanawa 1988 Neil Finn The Chills Shona Laing 1989 The Front Lawn Kiri Te Kanawa Straitjacket Fits 1990 Fan Club The Chills Margaret Urlich 1991 colspan="3" 1992 Crowded House Jenny Morris Straitjacket Fits 1993 Jenny Morris Malvina Major Shona Laing 1994 Crowded House Straitjacket Fits Headless Chickens 1995 Headless Chickens Shihad Crowded House 1996 Shihad Finn Brothers Dave Dobbyn Supergroove 1997 OMC Crowded House Jane Campion Peter Jackson 1998 OMC The Mutton Birds Garageland 1999 Bic Runga Neil Finn The Feelers 2000Te Vaka Shihad2001ShihadDeep Obsession Salmonella Dub2002Salmonella DubNathan Haines Anika Moa
2003 to present
From 2003, no finalists have been announced for the award.
Year Winner 200320042005ScribeEvermoreFinn Brothers20062007Evermore2008Flight of the ConchordsSavage2009Ladyhawke201020112012Kimbra2013Lorde2014Lorde 2015Lorde Savage2016 Fat Freddy's Drop
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