New Music Aotearoa

03/08/2025

25/07/2025

Self-congratulatory, racist behaviour from a party representing 8% of voting New Zealanders. The name of our show will NOT be changing.

24/07/2025

With Aotearoa Music Awards – We just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

05/07/2025

30/06/2025

Wow! The show is now listed with 15 podcast hosting platforms. This latest one's a biggie!

John Watson hosts a 1 hour, weekly show that features the very best in new, New Zealand music by New Zealand music artists.

26/06/2025

On this week's show I'll be playing Keb Hart's new track called "Once I Was". Here's the chilling video of the track -

"Once I Was" is growing up, breaking free, a good relationship going bad. How did that happen? Where do I go from here?

24/06/2025

I did a Google search on New Music Aotearoa and its AI function immediately gave me this. What a great review!

20/06/2025

Currently airing on 18 radio stations across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the USA and Canada as well as 14 podcast hosting platforms. More info at http://newmusicaotearoa.info

17/06/2025

With Sophie Toyne – We just got recognised as one of her top fans! 🎉

17/06/2025

With Jenny Mitchell – We just got recognised as one of her top fans! 🎉

17/06/2025

Weekly shows are now available on the Soundcloud platform .....

John Watson plays the very latest new, New Zealand music by New Zealand music artists.

15/06/2025

Marlon Williams returns to #1 on the Aotearoa Albums Chart with Te Whare Tīwekaweka after a three-week gap, ahead of his Tāmaki Makaurau show on Matariki weekend 💫

Accompanying Marlon on the Aotearoa Albums Chart is Phoebe Rings with ASEURAI at #5 as well as Standover's debut album When A Clenched Fist Is No Longer An Option at #4 👏👏

View the Kōpae Tiketike 20 Ōkawa o Aotearoa in full >> https://loom.ly/iOvJF4Q