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Pōneke-based Daniel Vernon is a man of many talents. He’s an artist, a podcaster, and is in a band. He writes and plays music in Dartz, makes political satire comics as yeehawtheboys, and talks about sex, love, and relationships on the Just The Tips podcast. Daniel took some time out of
Turangawaewae written with Stephen Harmer, Maisey Rika and Tenei Kesha. "It's awesome. It just means that people resonate with what I'm writing and any of the awards that are given out in New Zealand I feel like this is one of the good ones. I was able to get a Taite award last year for my work for Holy Colony Burning Acres but this one is based solely on how you write a song, how you craft a song, he says. "I'm just honoured because look at the other 19 finalists - we had so many amazing songs come out over the last year - so I'm just happy to be among these guys."
“This is a matter that we have taken seriously and considered deeply," said APRA’s head of New Zealand operations, Anthony Healey.
Photo: Topic Images APRA awarded him a Silver Scroll in 2016, but has just released a statement saying it would be revoked and his name removed from the award records and trophy. "This is a matter that we have taken seriously and considered deeply. Our position in relation to matters of safety, sexual harm and harassment is clear, we have no tolerance of it," said APRA head of New Zealand operations Anthony Healey. APRA said it was "concerned and disappointed" to hear about Oliver's attack. "These kinds of behaviours have no place in our music community." It also asked for anyone affected to ...
Wellington musician Thomas Oliver has admitted grasping a woman by the throat during a 2017 assault. Wellington musician Thomas Oliver has announced he is stepping away from the music industry after he admitted assaulting a woman following the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards. It remains unclear whether any action will be taken against the 2016 Silver Scroll winner by APRA, who run the Silver Scroll awards, after he admitted in a lengthy statement published on his Facebook page on Thursday, that he had assaulted a woman. The incident occurred as the woman tried to leave an awards after-party a...