[2018-05] University of Auckland highlight the research aspects of the Kiwi Talk Discs in the Music and Dance Library collection
[2017-01] New Zealand on Air marks the release of NewTracks issue 200
[2016] Found this interesting excerpt in "Popular Music Industries and the State: Policy Notes" by Shane Homan, Martin Cloonan, Jennifer Cattermole
[2015-06] Audio Culture ran a retrosective The Kiwi Hit Disc folowing the release of the final Kiwi Hit Disc
[2015-04] New Zealand on Air went through a major rebranding exercise - the Kiwi Hit Disc trasitioned to NewTracks, Kiwi Hit Clips became NewClips and the (rapidly abandoned) web site AllTracks [dead link] was launched; pity, it looked promising but doesn't really meet the NZoA mandate
[2015-03] Jane Wrightson, New Zealand on Air CEO's March 2015 Newsletter; comments around the Kiwi Hit Disc are of particular interest
[2014-10] NZ Musician ran an excellent pair of feature articles: NZ on Air Turns 25, and Brendan Smyth: 25 Years Behind The Desk
[2009-01] Brief puff piece on the Phase Five program in NZ Edge
"Fresh NZ Music" and "Waiata Māori Hou" tip sheets: released around 2008-2009... any further details?
Kiwi Hit Discs 34 and 35 are both marked with November 1998 release dates; suspect October and December respectivly are more likely.
Additionally, Indie Hit Discs 12 and 13 are both marked as
December 2000;
suspect that Indie Hit Disc 12 was probably released September/October.
Can anyone confirm?