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Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group

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Best Group (Māori: Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau) is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand groups that have released an outstanding album in the previous year. For the purposes of the award, a group consists of two or more people.[1] The award winner is determined by the Voting Academy, along with a 30% sales performance weighting.[2]

The award was first presented annually since 1970 as the Group Award as part of the Loxene Golden Disc awards, then as Recording Artist/Group of the Year as part of the Recording Arts Talent Awards. From 1978, the award has been presented as part of the New Zealand Music Awards, first named Top Group, then Best Group. Shihad has won the award twice and been nominated eight other times, The Chills have also won twice and been nominated one other time, while DD Smash and The Naked and Famous have each won twice.

Recipients

Loxene Golden Disc: Group Award (1970 to 1972)

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Year Winner Album Ref.
1970 Hogsnort Rupert "Pretty Girl" [3]
1971 Chapta "Say a Prayer" [4]
1972 Creation "Carolina" [5]
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Recording Arts Talent Awards: Recording Artist/Group of the Year (1973 to 1977)

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Year Winner Ref.
1973 Shona Laing [6]
1974 Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band [7]
1975 Mark Williams [8]
1976 Dr Tree [9]
1977 No awards held
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New Zealand Music Awards: Top Group (1978 to 1984)

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Year Winner Other finalists Ref.
1978 Hello Sailor N/a [10]
1979 Th' Dudes [11]
1980 The Crocodiles [12]
1981 Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos
  • Newmatics
  • Coup D'État
 [13]
1982 DD Smash [14]
1983 DD Smash [15]
1984 Dance Exponents [16]
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New Zealand Music Awards: Best Group (1985 to 2016)

More information Year, Winner ...
Year Winner Album Other finalists Ref.
1985 Netherworld Dancing Toys N/a [17]
1986 Peking Man [18]
1987 The Chills [19]
1988 Herbs [20]
1989 When the Cat's Away [21]
1990 The Chills [22]
1991 No awards held
1992 Push Push N/a [23]
1993 The Mutton Birds [24]
1994 Headless Chickens [25]
1995 Supergroove [26]
1996 Shihad [27]
1997 Garageland [28]
1998 Shihad [29]
1999 The Feelers [30]
2000 Stellar Mix [31]
2001 Zed Silencer [32]
2002 Salmonella Dub Inside the Dub Plates [33]
2003 The Datsuns The Datsuns [34]
2004 Dimmer You've Got to Hear the Music [35]
2005 Fat Freddy's Drop Based on a True Story [36]
2006 Elemeno P Trouble In Paradise [37]
2007 The Mint Chicks Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! [38]
2008 Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords [39]
2009 Midnight Youth The Brave Don't Run [40]
2010 The Phoenix Foundation Buffalo [41]
2011 The Naked and Famous Passive Me, Aggressive You [42]
2012 Six60 Six60 [43]
2013 Shapeshifter Delta [44]
2014 The Naked and Famous In Rolling Waves [45]
2015 Broods Evergreen [46]
2016 Broods Conscious [47]
2017 SWIDT Stoneyhunga [48]
2018 Six60 Six60 EP [48]
2019 The Beths Future Me Hates Me [48]
2020 The Beths Jump Rope Gazers [48]
2021 L.A.B. L.A.B. IV [49]
2022 L.A.B. L.A.B. V [50]
2023 No awards held
2024 The Beths Expert in a Dying Field [51]
2025 Earth Tongue Great Haunting
  • Corrella – Skeletons
  • DARTZ – Dangerous Day to be a Cold One
  • Foley
  • L.A.B – L.A.B IV
  • SKILAA – Tiger in the River
 [52]
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