Local Eyes: NZ Music Videos

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This week’s Local Eye’s is something a little different with a live performance by Newly formed Māori music collective ‘IA’. The band held an intimate concert in the Pukemokemoke Bush Reserve in front of a live audience, as a creative way to debut their new single, ‘Ororuarangi’. IA has united nature and music with a taonga […]

This week’s local eyes is from New Zealand / Cook Island rapper Shane Walker. Walker presents a party banger in ‘Jump Up‘, which features New Zealand hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter Chong Nee. Widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s top musician, he has produced songs for many New Zealand artists including Pieter T, Che Fu, Dei Hamo, PNC, Dave Dobbyn, AKA Brown and the Deceptikonz as well as for […]

  This week’s Local Eyes is from New Zealand MC MELODOWNZ with ‘Money’, the Polynesian wordsmith’s first drop of new music for 2021. Where previous release ‘Big Deals’ featuring Diggy Dupé celebrated the hustle, ‘Money‘ charts what comes next, when you’ve secured the bag. “Everybody want a piece of the pie right, so we can all eat?” MELODOWNZ raps – when you’re determined to grind and […]

This week’s Local Eyes video is from Auckland based musician Silas Futura, formally known as Bobandii. Silas hits the pavement running, sharing his first single titled Precious, off upcoming EP Pluto due out in March. The easy carefree vibe of Precious encapsulates the happy confidence of this prolific young artist finding his stride as he embarks on a new musical vision in 2021. Produced by […]

This week’s Local Eyes is from Underground Auckland rap duo Shiraz & LSJ, who have penned a poignant tribute track “dedicated to those who have passed on” in ‘Foreva’ which features Ranuimarz of Polynesian rap collective Risera crew. You can also see Ranuimarz in the latest 64 Bars, Created by Aotearoa hip hop veteran David Dallas, Red Bull’s […]

This week’s Local Eyes is from Juwan, one of Oceania’s most exciting young hip hop talents. Home is another intimate and sentimental piece from Juwan who delivers his unwavering take on the world as it changes around him. He challenges the listener to keep the most important things close to heart and close to home. From Brisbane […]

This week’s Local Eye’s video is from Auckland based rap collective 0800, who have just dropped their second single, ‘Instant Simulation’, following their April release ‘Group Call’. A boost of adrenaline surging energy, ‘Instant Stimulation’ is a playful statement on instant gratification, self-fulfillment, and ego. Possessed with invigorating stamina, the song’s bouncy hook speaks to our generation’s […]

This week’s Local Eyes is from Kahika, the kiwi trio (Geo Seato, Trent Ward, Jonathan Hislop) who grew up together and are named after the blossom of the Pohutukawa. Mutual Gathering, while largely instrumental/electronic, has its roots in the idea of people co-existing with and enjoying nature. In the music video, the Polynesian concept of Mana (a […]

This week’s Local Eyes video is from solo artist ARIA, with her new track ‘Unravel‘. A driven and unique artist, ARIA has honed her superpowers by adapting and diversifying, whether it was writing and recording the Auckland anthem ‘Friday’, in the shack with Homebrew, belting top Cs in the Festival Garden for Dr Colossus, crooning […]

This week’s Local Eye’s is from New Zealand Music Award-winning artist Miloux and Australian producer Plutonic Lab. A truly incredible vocal talent, Miloux has spent the past three years honing her unique spin on beats-driven ambient electronica. Between days teaching pre-teens to find their own voice and nights wowing crowds around Auckland, Miloux is a rare artist that wows every person […]


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