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2026 : 05 May Aotearoa Music Photo Award

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People's Choice Prize by Harvey Norman 2026 winner -

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Cease and Desist at Big Fan by Sandy Hughes. Congratulations.

People's Choice prize by Harvey Norman is decided by public vote, highest number of 5 star votes wins at closing, most legit single votes after audit of the count is the winner.

Bruna Borges Rocha; Doja Cat live in Auckland;Aotearoa Music Photography Award

Bruna Borges Rocha; Doja Cat live in Auckland;Aotearoa Music Photography Award

Keegan Gingrich; Shock & Awe; The Splinters deliver yet another electrifying performance

Keegan Gingrich; Out of the Fog; Bassist Otis Murphy appears out of the fiery fog in Nelson

Keegan Gingrich; A Singer's Soul; Henry from Powder Chutes baring his soul in Nelson

Keegan Gingrich; Collision Course; Mountain bikes fly overhead during an emotion packed scream for Powder Chutes' Clarke West

Camilo Toro; The Sound Between Walls;“In small rehearsal spaces, music fills every corner long before it reaches an audience.”

Camilo Toro; The First Note;“Every performance begins in silence. This moment captures the space where ideas slowly become rhythm.”

Camilo Toro; Between Cultures;“A Kiwi pianist, Latin rhythms, and stories carried across oceans... music becomes a shared language.”

Camilo Toro; The Pulse Of The Room;“Focuses instead on the quiet labour behind it... The rehearsals, cultural exchange and human connection that give the music its life.”

Camilo Toro; Hands that remember;“Years of experience live in the hands of musicians long before a single note is heard.”

Camilo Toro; Finding The Groove;“Rehearsals are not about perfection. They are about listening, adjusting and discovering the soul of a song.”