Aotearoa Music Award for International Achievement
# Aotearoa Music Award for International Achievement

The Aotearoa Music Award for International Achievement is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for their success in the music markets of other countries. Record sales are the main factor in determining the award, but record chart positions, sales of concert tickets and notable promotional performances are also taken into account. It was first awarded in 1984. It was not awarded in 2006. In 2005, 2008 and 2009, multiple artists received the honour.

## Recipients

### 1984 to 2002

| Year | Winner | Other finalists | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Tim Finn | Dragon Split Enz | |
| 1985 | Kiri Te Kanawa | DD Smash Dalvanius Prime and the Pātea Māori Club | |
| 1986 | Herbs | The Chills Michael Roycroft | |
| 1987 | Neil Finn | Dave Dobbyn The Chills Shona Laing Kiri Te Kanawa | |
| 1988 | Neil Finn | The Chills Shona Laing | |
| 1989 | The Front Lawn | Kiri Te Kanawa Straitjacket Fits | |
| 1990 | Fan Club | The Chills Margaret Urlich | |
| 1991 | No awards held | No awards held | No awards held |
| 1992 | Crowded House | Jenny Morris Straitjacket Fits | |
| 1993 | Jenny Morris | Malvina Major Shona Laing | |
| 1994 | Crowded House | Straitjacket Fits Headless Chickens | |
| 1995 | Headless Chickens | Shihad Crowded House | |
| 1996 | Shihad | Finn Brothers Dave Dobbyn Supergroove | |
| 1997 | OMC | Crowded House Jane Campion Peter Jackson | |
| 1998 | OMC | The Mutton Birds Garageland | |
| 1999 | Bic Runga | Neil Finn The Feelers | |
| 2000 | Bic Runga | Te Vaka Shihad | |
| 2001 | Shihad | Deep Obsession Salmonella Dub | |
| 2002 | Salmonella Dub | Nathan Haines Anika Moa | |

### 2003 to present

From 2003, no finalists have been announced for the award.

| Year | Winner |
| - | - |
| 2003 | The Datsuns |
| 2004 | Hayley Westenra |
| 2005 | Scribe |
| 2005 | Evermore |
| 2005 | Finn Brothers |
| 2006 | Not awarded |
| 2007 | Evermore |
| 2008 | Flight of the Conchords |
| 2008 | Savage |
| 2009 | Ladyhawke |
| 2009 | Brooke Fraser |
| 2010 | Stan Walker |
| 2011 | Brooke Fraser |
| 2012 | Kimbra |
| 2013 | Lorde |
| 2014 | Lorde |
| 2015 | Lorde |
| 2015 | Savage |
| 2016 | Fat Freddy's Drop |
