New Zealand Music Hall of Fame

To be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame, the artist must have released a work or achieve another significant professional milestone at least 20 years prior. They must also have shown musical excellence in their career. Also considered is the significance and influence and the impact of the artist's work on New Zealand music. == Award ==

Both the APRA and the Recorded Music NZ inductees receive a framed certificate to mark their induction as well as the Hall of Fame "soundshell", created by sculptor Jim Wheeler. The Recorded Music NZ inductees also receive the Legacy Award which is represented as a platinum Tui trophy. == Controversy ==

Salmonella Dub turned down the opportunity to be the 2017 Legacy Award winner and Hall of Fame inductee at the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards. The band requested that Wellington post-punk band Beat Rhythm Fashion perform as part of the induction ceremony, but the award organisers turned down the request, saying that Beat Rhythm Fashion was "too obscure" for the broad television audience of the music awards. Salmonella Dub then turned down the Hall of Fame entry. Andrew Penman of Salmonella Dub stated: "The producer thought that Beat Rhythm Fashion was too obscure and would confuse the audience and take too much work to explain to them. I said 'if that's the case I don't want to be there', then I didn't hear anything back." Indie rock band The Clean have twice turned down the opportunity to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Band member Robert Scott explained, "We feel we are outside the industry, and in the past we were shunned and dismissed and it seems like by saying yes we would be forgiving the industry for that." The group have since been inducted into the hall. ==List of inducted artists==

Groups have their members listed below the group name. was inducted twice, first as a solo artist in 2007, and later with his band The Exponents in 2015 was inducted as part of Supergroove in 2014 was among the inductees of 2021 ==References==