The D4 [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/d/the-d4]
Auckland garage rock four-piece The D4 spearheaded New Zealand’s part in the early 2000s garage rock revival, releasing 6Twenty on Flying Nun Records and touring the world before reuniting in 2018.

Fatal Jelly Space [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/f/fatal-jelly-space]
Auckland all-female punk outfit Fatal Jelly Space were one of the most ferocious live acts in the early 1990s New Zealand music scene, releasing the Hole EP on Flying Nun Records in 1990.

Jazmine Mary [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/m/jazmine-mary]
Neo-folk and dark pop artist from Gippsland, Australia, based in New Zealand. Their trio of albums — The Licking of a Tangerine (2021), Dog (2023), and I Want to Rock and Roll (2025, Flying Nun) — trace a path through visceral, haunting folk music and bold psychedelic pop.

Wunderbar [https://thebigcity.co.nz/resources/venues/wunderbar]
Quirky two-room bar built into the hillside of Lyttelton, opened in 1991 by German publican Jörg Schwarz with a distinctly Berlin-influenced interior. One of the port town's best-loved live music venues.

Family Cactus [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/f/family-cactus]
Wellington seven-piece indie pop and psych-folk band who released two albums on Arch Hill Recordings: Come Howling (2009) and Spirit Lights (2011). Known for their orchestral arrangements, the band wove guitars, organs, piano, synth, and autoharp into lush, expansive soundscapes.

Princess Chelsea [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/c/princess-chelsea]
Auckland electropop singer-songwriter Chelsea Nikkel, recording as Princess Chelsea on Lil' Chief Records. Her four albums — from Lil' Golden Book (2011) to Everything Is Going To Be Alright (2022) — blend satirical wit with maximalist chamber pop. Winner of the 2023 Taite Music Prize.

Erny Belle [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/b/erny-belle]
Ngāpuhi singer-songwriter whose alt-folk, country, and Pacific pop-tinged music is rooted in the Kaipara and her whakapapa. Her two Flying Nun albums — Venus Is Home (2022) and Not Your Cupid (2023) — established her as one of Aotearoa's most distinctive voices.

All Seeing Hand [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/a/all-seeing-hand]
Wellington experimental trio combining Synthi AKS synthesis, throat singing and turntables in dense improvisational soundscapes.

Beach Pigs [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/b/beach-pigs]
Auckland indie and pop-punk four-piece who released their debut EP on Arch Hill Recordings in 2012, followed by the album Grom Warfare in 2014. Known for their high-energy live shows and sun-soaked guitar pop.

Beastwars [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/b/beastwars]
Wellington sludge metal band whose 2019 album IV debuted at number one on the NZ Albums Chart.