Aotearoa Alternative Awards 2025 Winners Announced
All roads led to Te Papaioea Palmerston North on Saturday night for the Aotearoa Alternative Awards 2025, championing the boundary-pushing sonics of Student Radio Network member stations Radio Control 99.4FM (Te Papaioea), 95bFM (Tāmaki Makaurau), RadioActive 88.6FM (Te Whanganui-a-Tara), RDU 98.5FM (Ōtautahi) and Radio One 91FM (Ōtepoti). Presented in association with NZ On Air, you can relive the night's thrills with the livestream below and salute the following national award winners...
Te Tōtahi Toa
Favourite Single
Brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ)
Dale Kerrigan - MORNINGTON PARK
Te Tohu Hopunga Puoro Mariu Poto
Favourite EP
Brought to you by Recorded Music NZ
PollyHill, Samara Alofa - Aquaries: Age Of Uranus
Te Tohu Hopunga Puoro Mariu Roa
Favourite Album
Brought to you by APRA AMCOS Aotearoa
BIRDPARTY - BIRDPARTY
Te Kohinga Waiata Mariu
Favourite Compilation
Brought to you by Creative Sounds - The Stomach
Freddy Street Records - DJVA001: Dysfunctional Junkies Vol. 1
Te Tohu Kaipuoro Toa
Favourite Solo Artist
Brought to you by Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air
MĀ
Te Rōpū Mariu
Favourite Group
Brought to you by The Tuning Fork & San Fran
MOKOMOKAI
Te Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori
Favourite Song featuring Te Reo Māori
Brought to you by Te Māngai Pāho
Byllie-jean - Hinekoukou
He Tohu Kahurangi
Outstanding Achievement
Brought to you by
NZ Music Commission | Te Reo Reka O Aotearoa
MusicHelps - Āwhina Puoro
Te Tohu Kōwhiringa Tangata
People’s Choice
Brought to you by Brew Union
mieke
Te Whiringa Toa 2025 ki a Te Pou Hononga
The SRN Top 10 of 2025
Brought to you by AudioCulture | Iwi Waiata
1. Crystal Chen - Kiss It Better
2. Ringlets - Street Massage
3. Cindy - Big Summer Blowout
4. Mokotron - WAEREA
5. SODA BOYZ - Enough
6. Pearly* - Superglue
7. Hail, Meteor! - Sweet
8. either eyether - opening night/welcome back
9. Fazerdaze - Cherry Pie
10. Fouler - Shortening
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