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2008 New Zealand Music Awards

Annual New Zealand music awards ceremony

Field	Value
name	2008 New Zealand Music Awards
awarded_for	Excellence in New Zealand music
sponsor	Vodafone
date
location	Vector Arena, Auckland
country	New Zealand
reward	Tui award trophy
website	http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
network	C4
previous	2007
main	Main
next	2009

The 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards took place on 8 October at the Vector Arena in Auckland. Straitjacket Fits were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The Technical awards took place on 3 September.

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†	Best Group†	Best Male Solo Artist:†	Best Female Solo Artist:†	Breakthrough Artist of the Year†	Best Music Video†	Radio Airplay Record of the Year†	Highest Selling NZ Single†	Highest Selling NZ Album†	Best Rock Album†	Best Urban/Hip Hop Album†	Best Aotearoa Roots Album†	Best Dance/Electronica Album†	Best Maori Album†	Best Gospel/Christian Album†	Best Classical Album†	Best Country Music Album†	Best Pacific Music Album†	Best Folk Album†	Best Producer‡	Best Engineer‡	Best Album Cover‡	International Achievement Award†	The Vodafone People's Choice Award†	Legacy Award†

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".

References

(3 September 2008). "2008 Vodafone NZ Music Award Finalists Announced". music.net.nz.
"Awards 2008". NZ Music Awards.
"Winners: The Best of 2008". RIANZ.

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