The Apra Silver Scrolls have been rewarding songwriting excellence since 1965. Here is the full list of winners, in all awards. Silver Scroll Award 1965 Wayne Kent-Healey Teardrops 1966 Ray Columbus I Need You 1967 Roger Skinner Let’s Think of Something 1968 David Jordan I Shall Take My Leave 1969 David Jordan Out of Sight, Out of Mind 1970 Wayne Mason Nature 1971 Corben Simpson Have You Heard a Man Cry? 1972 Stephen Robinson Lady Wakes Up 1973 Ray Columbus & Mike Harvey Jangles, Spangles & Banners 1974 John Hanlon Lovely Lady 1975 John Hanlon Windsongs 1976 Mike Harvey All Gone Away 1977 Lea Maalfrid Lavendar Mountain 1978 Steve Allen Why Do They? 1979 Sharon O’Neill Face in a Rainbow 1980 Paul Schreuder You’ve Got Me Loving You 1981 - no event - 1982 Stephen Young I Can’t Sing Very Well 1983 Stephen Bell-Booth All I Want is You 1984 Hammond Gamble Look What Midnight’s Done To Me 1985 Malcolm Black & Nick Sampson For Today 1986 Tony Waine Abandoned By Love 1987 Dave Dobbyn You Oughta Be In Love 1988 Shona Laing Soviet Snow 1989 Stephen Bell-Booth Hand It Over 1990 Guy Wishart Don’t Take me for Granted 1991 Rikki Morris Heartbroke 1992 Shona Laing Mercy of Love 1993 Dave Dobbyn Belle of the Ball 1994 Don McGlashan Anchor Me 1995 Mark Tierney, Paul Casserly & Anthony Ioasa Sweet Disorder 1996 Bic Runga Drive 1997 Greg Johnson Liberty 1998 Dave Dobbyn Beside You 1999 Bill Urale Reverse Resistance 2000 Chris Knox My Only Friend 2001 Neil Finn Turn and Run 2002 Che Ness & Godfrey de Grut Misty Frequencies 2003 Donald McNulty, Te Awanui Reeder, David Atai, Junior Rikiau & Feleti Strickson-Pua For The People 2004 Malo Luafutu & Peter Wadams Not Many 2005 Dann, Jon & Peter Hume It’s Too Late 2006 Don McGlashan Bathe In The River 2007 Brooke Fraser Albertine 2008 Jason Kerrison, Bobby Kennedy, Matt Treacy & Clinton Harris One Day 2009 James Milne & Luke Buda Apple Pie Bed Sounz Contemporary Award 1998 Eve de Castro-Robinson Chaos of Delight 1999 Gillian Whitehead Outrageous Fortune 2000 Ross Harris To the Memory of I. S. Totzka 2001 Gillian Whitehead The Improbable Ordered Dance for Orchestra 2002 John Psathas View From Olympus 2003 Gillian Whitehead Alice 2004 John Psathas Piano Concerto 2005 Ross Harris Labyrinth for Tuba and Orchestra 2006 Ross Harris Symphony No. 2 2007 Eve de Castro-Robinson These Arms to Hold You 2008 Chris Gendall Wax Lyrical 2009 Ross Harris Symphony III APRA Maioha Award 2003 Ngaiwi Apanui Wharikihia 2004 Ruia Aperahama E Tae 2005 Anituatua Black & Whirimako Black Tini Whetu 2006 Richard Bennett E Hine 2007 Andrea Tunks & Pierre Tohe Aio 2008 Ruia Aperahama Rere Reta Rere Reta 2009 Rewi Spraggon & Riki Bennett Tapapakanga Most Performed Work in New Zealand 1994 Neil Finn & Tim Finn Weather With You 1995 Dave Dobbyn Language 1996 Paul Fuemana & Alan Jansson How Bizarre 1997 Bic Runga Sway 1998 James Reid Supersystem 1999 James Reid Venus 2000 Boh Runga Violent 2001 Julia Deans Lydia 2002 Anika Moa Youthful 2003 Geoffrey Maddock, Kirsten Morrelle, Joel Wilton, Ben King Andrew Clark Maybe Tomorrow 2004 Brooke Fraser Better 2005 Neil Finn & Tim Finn Won’t Give In 2006 James Reid Stand Up 2007 Brooke Fraser Deciphering Me 2008 Jason Kerrison, Bobby Kennedy, Matt Treacy & Clinton Harris (Opshop) One Day 2009 Jeremy Redmore, Simon Oscroft, Matthew Warman, Aidan Bartlett Nick Campbell (Midnight Youth) The Letter Most Performed Work Overseas 1994 Neil Finn & Tim Finn Weather With You 1995 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 1996 Paul Fuemana & Alan Jansson How Bizarre 1997 Paul Fuemana & Alan Jansson How Bizarre 1998 Paul Fuemana & Alan Jansson How Bizarre 1999 Paul Fuemana & Alan Jansson How Bizarre 2000 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2001 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2002 Not presented 2003 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2004 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2005 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2006 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2007 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2008 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over 2009 Neil Finn Don’t Dream It’s Over
– Herald Online