Rockshop Album Of The Year Archives

2012 Winners

The 2012 Rockshop Album of the Year (run as an option within the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme) has been won by Lost and Found Sounds from Mt Aspiring...

EMC Archives

2011 EMC and the Rockshop Album of the Year 

Congratulations ‘Speranza’ from Waikato Diocesan School For Girls for winning

1st Place, Rockshop Album Of The Year

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2012 Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition Results

Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition 2012 2012 RESULTS

The Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition (open to all NZ secondary school students years 9 to 13) found 364 songs from Kaitaia to Mosgiel...

2011 Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to the 2011 Album here:

CD One

CD Two       

Mark Perkins (Otumoetai College, Tauranga) for his song...

2010 Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to the 2010 Album here:

‘Here Is My Witness’   by Kristin Macdonald  (Dunedin – St Hilda’s Collegiate)

2nd to 5th Place

‘Drunken Listless...

2009 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to the 2009 Winners here:

Note: This is ranked 1 to 5th place

‘Closed Windows And An Open Door’ – William...

2008 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to the 2005 Winners here:

1st “Automatic Afternoon”, Tom Holden, Rosmini College, Auckland 2nd ”Just Another Silly Love Song”, Jesse Sheehan, Wellington...

2007 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to the 2007 Winners here:

1. “Commuter Train”, Deakin Palmer, Marco Vinten, Hutt Valley High School, Hutt...

2006 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to 2006 Winners here:

1ST “Blue Butterfly”, Anna Macdonald, Tokanui, St Hilda’s Collegiate School 2ND “Leaving The Circus”, Thomas Graham, Queenstown, Wakatipu High School 3RD “This Hand Isn’t Up For Waving”, Oliver...

2005 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to the 2005 Winners here:

Places 1 to 20

“They Think They’re In Love”, Lydia Gammie, Hutt City, Hutt Valley High School “I Love You”, Nicholas Barratt, Auckland, Glenfield College “Bad...

2004 National Secondary School Songwriting Competition Results

Listen to 2004 Winners here:

Group One: The Top 10.

“To An Extent” Josh Turner, Whakatane High, Whakatane “5 Minutes With You” Justin Pitt & Ben...

Who Loves Who Competition Results Archives

2012

Album now available for streaming and downloading:

Play It Strange and RIANZ are proud to announce the winner of the 2012 Who Loves Who Competition.

Hannah Horsfield from Kaipara College for her version...

David Richwhite Lyric Award Archives

2011

Play It Strange was honoured to have top music writer for the Sunday Star Times Grant Smithies judge this year’s David Richwhite Lyric Award.

His...

Peace Song Archives

Past winners of Peace Song Award 2012

This year there were 2 divisions in the Peace Song Competition

The National division:

Congratulations to Sherydon Ngaropo from Te Kura Taumata o Panguru,...

School Of The Year Archives

Since 2007 the School Of The Year Award has been awarded to the school with the most songs in the finals of the Lion...

Matariki Songwriting Competition Archives

The 2012 Matariki Songwriting Competition FIRST PLACE ANNOUNCED

CONGRATULATIONS to Petra Bullock from Takapuna Grammar for her song ‘Scarlet’

Matariki Songwriting Competition judge Tama Waipara listened...