Singer-songwriter Lorde and soul and R&B artist Aaradhna were the big winners at the 48th annual Music Awards in Auckland.
Lorde, whose name is Ella Yelich O'Connor, won breakthrough artist of the year, the international achievement award, the people's choice award and single of the year for Royals on Thursday night.
Earlier in November, the 17-year-old was named as one of the most influential teenagers in the world by Time magazine and has topped the charts with Royals. In October, she won the top prize the Silver Scroll awards, which celebrate New Zealand's best songwriting.
Samoan-Indian artist Aaradhna was named best female solo artist and won album of the year for Treble & Reverb - also judged best urban/hip hop album aand best Pacific music album.
Lawrence Arabia has won best male solo artist and Shapeshifter won best group on Thursday.
Shona Laing took home the legacy award.
Winners
Album of the Year : Aaradhna Treble & Reverb
Single of the Year : Lorde Royals
Pure Best Group : Shapeshifter Delta
Best Male Solo Artist : Lawrence Arabia The Sparrow
Best Female Solo Artist : Aaradhna Treble & Reverb
Breakthrough Artist of the Year : Lorde The Love Club EP
Best Rock Album: Villainy Mode. Set. Clear.
Best Pop Album : Jamie McDell Six Strings and a Sailboat
Best Alternative Album : Unknown Mortal Orchestra II
Best Urban/Hip Hop Album : Aaradhna Treble & Reverb
Best Roots Album : Fat Freddy's Drop Blackbird
Best Electronica Album : Shapeshifter Delta
Best Music Video : Joel Kefali - Royals (Lorde)
Best Maori Album : Maisey Rika Whitiora
Best Gospel/Christian Album : Strahan Posters
Best Classical Album : Michael Houstoun Lilburn
International Achievement Award : Lorde
People's Choice Award : Lorde
Highest Selling Single : Flight Of The Conchords Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)
Highest Selling Album : Peter Posa White Rabbit: The Very Best Of
Radio Airplay Award : Stan Walker Take It Easy
Legacy Award recipient : Shona Laing
Best Jazz Album : Nathan Haines The Poet's Embrace
Best Pacific Music Album : Aaradhna Treble and Reverb
Best Country Music Album : Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams Sad but True - The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting Vol. 1
Best Children's Music Album : fleaBITE - Circus of Fleas
Best Album Cover : Gina Kiel & Harry A'Court - Blackbird (Fat Freddy's Drop)
Best Producer : The Phoenix Foundation/Lee Prebble/Brett Stanton - Fandango (The Phoenix Foundation)
Best Engineer : Brett Stanton/Lee Prebble/The Phoenix Foundation - Fandango (The Phoenix Foundation)
