USEFUL LINKS

APRA - promotes the value of music, licences music users and distributes royalties to music writers.

RIANZ - works to protect the rights and interests of a broad spectrum of creative people involved in the New Zealand recording industry.

New Zealand Music Commission - government funded arts agency committed to growing New Zealand music business, both at home and overseas.

NZ on Air - mission is to reflect and foster the development of New Zealand culture and identity through broadcasting.

Inland Revenue Department - collects the revenue that the government needs to fund its programmes and administers a number of social support programmes.

New Zealand Companies Office - the government agency responsible for administering corporate body registers, including the companies register.