The Student Radio Network (SRN) of Aotearoa New Zealand is proud to announce the return of the SRN Awards for 2023. The combined power of all five student radio stations across the motu represents the heart and soul of Aotearoa New Zealand’s contemporary, alternative music culture and community. Championing the independent and alternative, the network represents audiences from 95bFM in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Radio Control 99.4FM in Te Papaioea Palmerston North, RadioActive 88.6FM in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, RDU 98.5FM in Ōtautahi Christchurch, and Radio One 91FM in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
Presented by NZ On Air and with incredible support from sponsors, the 2023 SRN Awards will celebrate the musicians, broadcasters, and volunteers who breathe life into these stations. The SRN is very thankful to all funding partners & sponsors including NZ On Air, NZ Music Commission, APRA AMCOS NZ, Audio Culture, IMNZ, Recorded Music NZ, Te Māngai Pāho, MAS and the venues; Tuning Fork and San Fran.
The event will be streamed live and simulcast on all five SRN stations across Aotearoa New Zealand. The main ceremony will be held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington by Radio Active at the Massey University Tea Gardens. The awards will kick off at 7pm Saturday 4 November can be watched live via the SRN Youtube channel. There will be regional watch parties in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland (95bFM), Te Papaioea Palmerston North (Radio Control), Ōtautahi Christchurch (RDU), and Ōtepoti Dunedin (Radio One 91FM).
Watch/Listen Live
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SRN YouTube Channel
Radio Active Station Manager Jen Kyle said “We are so proud to be hosting this year and can’t wait to celebrate another year of amazing music and the hard mahi of the SRN. Bring on November 4th!”
Station Manager for RDU, James Meharry echoed those sentiments; “RDU is hyped about celebrating this year – and the range of awards says it all. Student Radio: you can listen to it… but you can’t touch it.”
Speaking about this year’s awards, Michael Tile Vamaua of Palmerston North’s Radio Control says “We can’t wait to celebrate our insanely talented local musicians and AMAZING volunteers… the lifeblood of Control!”
95bFM General Manager Tom Tremewan concludes that “the mighty morphin Voltron that is the combined power of Aotearoa New Zealand’s student radio stations is an unparalleled hotbed of talent teeming with our country’s new generation of broadcasting superstars. We’re thrilled to be able to champion the alternative and independent artists, bands, and musicians who breathe life into our airwaves.”
The SRN is also excited to announce the 2023 SRN People’s Choice Award, Te Tohu Kōwhitinga Tāngata, sponsored by MAS – Medical Assurance Society.
Music fans had the opportunity to select and vote for their favourite musician/band of 2023 from a list compiled of artists who had a track playlisted on at least 3 of the SRN stations (Radio One, RDU, Radio Active, Radio Control, or 95bFM) between 1 Nov 2022 – 29 Sep 2023. The winner will be revealed on the night.
And the finalists are:
Te Tōtahi Toa i kawea mai ki a koutou nā Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) / Favourite Single brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand:
- AJA – Feel It
- Erny Belle – Island Time
- Geneva AM – IHO
- jam henderson – New Walls
- Jujulipps – Airplane Mode
- K M T P – 2:45 (Getting Old)
- Model Home – Midnight Dragon, Garden
- MOKOMOKAI – KUPE
- Office Dog – Big Air
- Yurt Party – Hypervigilante
Te Tohu Hopunga Puoro Mariu i kawea mai ki a koutou nā Recorded Music NZ / Favourite EP / Mixtape brought to you by Recorded Music NZ:
- Babe Martin – The Versoix EP
- Big Fresh Collective – Footmahi 2023
- Estère – Mākara Peak
- GTKB – Spin
- Haz & Miloux – Brunette
- morris street network – felt cute might delete
- Neil Macleod – We Have Known Lost Days (Remixed)
- Sofia Machray – Language of Flowers
- T.G. Shand – Cinnamon
- Welcomer – Welcomer
Te Tohu Kohinga Mariu i kawea mai ki a koutou nā APRA AMCOS NZ / Favourite Album brought to you by APRA AMCOS NZ:
- Alphabethead & Young Gho$t – Bad Taste 2
- Clementine Valentine – The Coin That Broke the Fountain Floor
- deepState – Dreams
- i.e. crazy – Country Justice
- Office Dog – Spiel
- Ripship – Fearsome Engine
- Soft Plastics – Saturn Return
- Vera Ellen – Ideal Home Noise
- Violet Hirst – Donegal
- Womb – Dreaming of the Future Again
Te Tohu Kaipuoro Toa i kawea mai ki a koutou nā Irirangi Te Motu (NZ On Air): Favourite Solo Act brought to you by NZ On Air:
- deepState
- Erny Belle
- Hybrid Rose
- Jujulipps
- K M T P
- Pickle Darling
- Sofia Machray
- T.G. Shand
- Vera Ellen
- WET MOUTH
Te Rōpū Mariu i kawea mai ki a koutou nā The Tuning Fork & San Fran / Favourite Group brought to you by The Tuning Fork & San Fran:
- Clementine Valentine
- Grecco Romank
- Half/Time
- Model Home
- Office Dog
- Revulva
- Ringlets
- RIOT GULL
- Soft Plastics
- Wellness
Te Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori / Favourite Song featuring Te Reo Māori:
- GENEVA AM – IHO
- AJA – Te Reo Ki Whakarongotai
- Aro – Aroā
- Bleeders – Tahuna Te Ao Mārama
- Half/Time – Ōrākau
- IA – Ruia Taitea
- Mokomokai – KUPE
- Reiki Ruawai – PAPATŪĀNUKU
- TE KAAHU & Delaney Davidson – I Ngookua Moemoeaa
- Tia Ward – Ko Wai Ahau
Te Tohu Kōwhitinga Tāngata i kawea mai ki a koutou nā MAS (Medical Assurance Society) / People’s Choice Award brought to you by MAS (Medical Assurance Society):
- This will be announced on the night
Te Whiringa Toa 2023 ki a Te Pou Hononga i kawea mai ki a koutou nā Iwi Waiata (AudioCulture) / The 2023 SRN Top 10 brought to you by AudioCulture:
- This will be announced on the night
He Tohu Kahurangi i kawea mai ki a koutou nā Te Reo Reka o Aotearoa (NZ Music Commission) / Outstanding Achievement Award brought to you by the NZ Music Commission:
- This will be announced on the night
The following Regional Awards will also be announced on the night:
Radio Active:
- Te Waiata Mariu 2023 ki a Radio Active nā Kadima Furniture
Radio Active’s Favourite Song of 2023 brought to you by Kadima Furniture - Te Tohu Kairangi ki a Radio Active
Outstanding Contribution to Radio Active - He Tohu Kahurangi o te Pāhotanga ki a Radio Active nā Live In WLG/WellingtonNZ
Radio Active’s Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting nā Live In WLG/WellingtonNZ
Radio One 91FM:
- Te Waiata Mariu 2023 ki a Te Reo Irirangi Kotahi nā RE Burger
Radio One 91FM’s Favourite Song of 2023 brought to you by RE Burger - Te Tohu Kairangi ki a Te Reo Irirangi Kotahi
Outstanding Contribution to Radio One 91FM - He Tohu Kahurangi o te Pāhotanga ki a Te Reo Irirangi Kotahi
Radio One 91FM’s Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting
RDU:
- Te Waiata Mariu 2023 ki a RDU nā UCSA
RDU’s Favourite Song of 2023 brought to you by UCSA - Te Tohu Kairangi ki a RDU nā Three Boys
Outstanding Contribution to RDU brought to you by Three Boys - He Tohu Kahurangi o te Pāhotanga ki a RDU nā MAINZ
RDU’s Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting brought to you by MAINZ
Radio Control:
- Te Waiata Mariu 2023 ki a Radio Control nā Te Tira Ahu Pae
Radio Control’s Favourite Song of 2023 brought to you by Te Tira Ahu Pae
- Te Tohu Kairangi ki a Radio Control nā Te Tira Ahu Pae
Outstanding Contribution to Radio Control brought to you by Te Tira Ahu Pae - He Tohu Kahurangi o te Pāhotanga ki a Radio Control nā Te Tira Ahu Pae
Radio Control’s Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting brought to you by Te Tira Ahu Pae
95bFM:
- Te Waiata Mariu 2023 ki a 95bFM nā Progear
95bFM’s Favourite Song of 2023 brought to you by Progear
- Te Tohu Kairangi ki a 95bFM
Outstanding Contribution to 95bFM - He Tohu Kahurangi o te Pāhotanga ki a 95bFM
95bFM’s Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting
The Student Radio Network (SRN) acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
All artists who have had a song playlisted by at least three of the stations that make up the Student Radio Network (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) between November 1 2022 – September 8 2023 are eligible to receive an award, this includes the People’s Choice Award.
All artists who have a song featuring Te Reo Māori that has been playlisted by at least three of the stations that make up the Student Radio Network (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) between November 1 2022 – September 8 2023 are eligible to receive the Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori.
The Programme Directors from each station (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) will choose the shortlist for the following awards: Favourite Single / Favourite EP or Mixtape / Favourite Album / Favourite Solo Act / Favourite Group and Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori. The Programme Directors will then decide who wins each award.
The Manager from each station (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) will choose the winner of their Outstanding Contribution Award and Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting for their respective region.
The DJs from each station (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM), will be eligible to vote for their favourite song from their region. The song with the highest amount of votes will win.
In the spirit of open communication and constant improvement please email to any of the following people:
- Tom Tremewan, General Manager of 95bFM: tom@95bfm.com
- Jennifer Kyle, Station Manager of Radio Active: jen@radioactive.fm
- Michael Tile Vamaua, Station Manager of Radio Control: manager@radiocontrol.org.nz
- James Meharry, Managing Director of RDU: james@rdu.org.nz
