2026 Aotearoa Children's Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka Entries Now OpenFebruary 25, 2026

Entries are now open for the 2026 Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka. If you released a song, video or album for kids between 1 January and 31 December 2025 you could be eligible to enter.

Entries are now open for the 2026 Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka. If you released a song, video or album for kids between 1 January and 31 December 2025 you could be eligible to enter.

To submit an entry for the Recorded Music NZ Te Manu Taki Kerekahu o te Tau | Best Children’s Artist category click here*

Click here to enter APRA Best Children’s Song | Waiata Tamariki Toa, which is now comprised of two sub-categories:

• Preschool – He Manu Pīpī
• Primary – He Pī Ka Rere

To enter NZ On Air Best Children’s Music Video | He Manu Tūtei click here

Entries for the above categories close at 5pm on Monday 16 March.

Entries for the Kōkako Award for Best Children’s Performance are also open. Produced in partnership with Kiwi Kids Music and Auckland Philharmonia, this award is open to children aged 15 and under, with an original song ready to perform. Enter here by 5pm on Friday 1 May.

The Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka is brought to you by APRA AMCOS NZ, Recorded Music NZ, NZ On Air, and Suzy Cato. This year's event will take place on 28 June at the Tuning Fork in Tāmaki Makaurau.

*View the Best Children's Artist category eligibility criteria here