20 May 2025

Music Feature

From Afternoons, 2:30 pm on 20 May 2025

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From Poi E to Pure Heroine, the Aotearoa Music Charts have been tracking our music scene and letting us know what's hot and what's not for 50 years. The charts are produced by Recorded Music NZ, and to celebrate the milestone they've compiled a list of 50 iconic Kiwi music moments. Paul Kennedy joined Jesse.

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