"This means so much to me, the putting together of the song and video ... was such a process. We had it mixed. We had it mixed again. I listened to it for the first time running through the streets of New York then got tired out so sat in a dog park. Pretty low key."
"I'm so grateful for this and all the times I've been on the stage.
"I got kind of emotional watching that. It takes a few people to get there ... my family, my management, universal ... thanks for being behind me New Zealand, it's been five years now and you've never failed to support me."
The wins come four years after she won her first-ever New Zealand Music Award.
"It's quite nervewracking coming back with a project after a long while."
Lorde capped her winning night off with a powerful performance of Green Light that included a full band, giant green acreens, confetti cannons and silver ballons falling from the sky.
Teeks won best Maori album and was congratulated with a haka before accepting with a speech entirely in Te Reo Maori thanking the mentors that helped him make the EP, and his family for their support.
The show opened with a special performance of the hit song We Know the Way from Moana, performed by Opetaia Foa'i and his daughter Olivia.
During an opening segment with hosts Jono and Ben, rapper Scribe joked about his recent run-ins with the law.
When they invited him on stage, he asked what the date was. When they said the 16th, he said "oh I've got court" and sprinted off.
