Music distribution in New Zealand
Application availability depends on territory, legal eligibility, reviewed languages and current service capacity.
Releasing from New Zealand
Apply from anywhere
The invite application is open from eligible territories — including New Zealand.
Human review
Our team reviews your work in any language.
Private invitation
Approved applicants are onboarded by email invitation.
Global release
Your release is delivered in supported territories — including eligible platforms serving New Zealand.
Get your songs on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and currently supported digital services. Releasing is free, Mazufa takes 0% commission, and you keep ownership of your recordings.
Artists working in New Zealand release Aotearoa reggae and roots, Pacific soul, waiata and te reo Māori releases, indie and hip hop. Recording happens mostly in English and te reo Māori, with Pacific languages, with titles written in the Latin alphabet, with macrons in te reo Māori. Metadata then stays simple: one consistent artist-name spelling, accented characters left intact, and a language tag that matches what is sung. Setting these fields correctly at upload also avoids duplicate artist profiles later.
The currency in use is New Zealand dollar (NZD). Earnings are reported in the currency the platform pays out in rather than in each local currency, so the rate between reporting and withdrawal matters when planning. Most listening happens through streaming services, radio including iwi stations, and live circuits. Which stores and platforms a release reaches in this territory varies and is subject to current availability, eligibility and platform rules.