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Meet the Taite Music winner

A run of bad luck that included major injuries meant Jakob nearly didn't finish their fourth album. Lucky they did - Sines has won the Taite Music Prize.

Taite Prize: We've got their numbers

The annual Taite Prize, which is awarded to the best album in New Zealand - as judged by a panel of critics - and comes with $10,000, is being given out next Wednesday, April 15.

Herbs win classic record prize, 34 years on

SJD: Taking a leap of faith

SJD's Taite speech

<p>Lorde may have won the prize, but it was last year's winner - SJD - who brought the laughs.</p> <p>Watch Sean Donnelly's full speech about his musical life since winning the prize. </p>

Lorde takes and gives away

Lorde has given up the $10,000 that came with her winning this year's Taite Music Prize and asked the cash be split among the other nominees, saying people are sick of her winning ways.

Lorde wins Taite Music Prize

Watch Lorde's full acceptance speech from the Taite Music Prize, and hear what manager Scott Maclachlan had to say a the awards.

AK79 honoured at Taites

Punk compilation AK79 was honoured at the Taite Music Prize with the Independent Music NZ Classic Record Award. nzherald.co.nz's Hugh Sundae spoke to the compilation's creator, Bryan Staff.

[REPLAY] The Taite Music Prize 2014

<p>Watch a replay of the 2014 Taite Music Prize ceremony as either Lorde, David Dallas, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Beastwars, The Phoenix Foundation, Jonathan Bree, Sheep, Dog & Wolf, or @Peace take out this prestigious prize.</p> <p>Also featuring a full set from last year's winner SJD, and the presentation of this year's Independent Music NZ Classic Album Award.</p>

2013 Taite Music Prize finalist: SJD

Sean James Donnelly (SJD) speaks about the <i>Elastic Wasteland</i> album - one of the seven finalists in the Taite Music Prize 2013.

2013 Taite Music Prize finalist: Home Brew

Tom and Haz from Home Brew talk about the <i>Home Brew</i> album - one of the seven finalists in the Taite Music Prize 2013

Taite Prize finalist: Aaradhna

Aaradhna talks about the <i>Treble & Reverb</i> album - one of the seven finalists in the Taite Music Prize 2013.

2013 Taite Music Prize finalist: @Peace

Lui and Tom talk about the self-titled <i>@Peace</i> album - one of the seven finalists in the Taite Music Prize 2013.

Taite Music Prize finalists

Lawrence Arabia, Home Brew, @Peace and Oppossum are among the finalists for the Taite Music Prize.

Taite Music Prize nominations set to close