Recording Industry Association of New
Zealand 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
The board
and management of RIANZ were very pleased with the success
of the 2005 Vodafone New Music Awards held at the Aotea
Centre – THE EDGE® on Wednesday October 5th.
We were
however very disappointed at the overt political commentary
from some of the show’s presenters. We wish to make it clear
these comments were not condoned by the RIANZ board and the
views expressed were those of the individual presenters and
not those of RIANZ. We are working with the show’s producers
to ensure that this politicisation of our premiere event
will not happen again.
We warmly welcome all sides of the
political spectrum to join us in celebrating the success of
New Zealand music. We encourage their support for the
industry and their attendance at the Tuis. We certainly do
not expect any of our guests to be treated in the way Dr
Brash was on Wednesday night. RIANZ has apologised
unreservedly to Dr Brash and thanked him for his composure
in the circumstances.
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