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  • WE NEED YOUR HELP

      27 August 2026
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    Ethno New Zealand is a small organisation powered largely by volunteer energy, and funding is particularly tight this year.

    Your support helps us provide accommodation, kai, transport, Artistic Mentors, cultural guidance and an accessible programme for young musicians.

    EVERY NOTE MATTERS 🎶

    🎵 A NOTE — $25–$99

    Helps with everyday programme costs.

    🎶 A MELODY — $100–$249

    Supports kai, transport and the participant experience.

    💛 A HARMONY — $250–$499

    Helps keep Ethno accessible and supports artistic and cultural guidance.

    🎻 THE ENSEMBLE — $500+

    Makes a significant contribution towards bringing Ethno to life.

    WHY SUPPORT ETHNO?

    Because music helps us connect across difference.

    Because young people need spaces where culture, curiosity and generosity are celebrated.

    Because every musician arrives carrying something worth sharing.

    SUPPORT ETHNO NEW ZEALAND 💛

    Every contribution helps. If donating isn’t possible, sharing our campaign is also a wonderful way to support us.

    Ethno New Zealand is an Arts Connections Oceania programme and part of the international Ethno / JM International community.

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  • We are back for 2027!!!!

      25 August 2026
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    There is something quite extraordinary that happens when you bring young musicians together from different cultures and places, and invite them to teach each other the music they carry.

    A song is shared. Someone joins in. Stories are told, friendships form, and somewhere along the way the music becomes something none of us could have created alone.

    This is the magic of Ethno New Zealand.

    And after a two-year break, it feels incredibly special to finally say:

    Registrations for Ethno New Zealand 2027 are OPEN! 💛🎶

    From 22–31 January 2027, we will gather again in Aotearoa for our 7th edition, welcoming musicians aged 18–30 from here and around the world.

    Ethno is about learning from one another. Each musician brings a song, rhythm, tune, tradition or way of playing. Together, with the support of our Artistic Mentors, we share, rearrange and create something new.

    Over ten days we will make music, share culture, eat together, laugh, build community, and take that music out into the world — including performing at the Auckland Folk Festival.

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