The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand Inc (RIANZ) is a non-profit organisation representing major and independent record producers, distributors and recording artists throughout New Zealand.



RIANZ works to protect the rights and interests of a broad spectrum of creative people involved in the New Zealand recording industry, and we currently have 60 full and affiliate members.



RIANZ acts as an advocate for the recording industry. One of our principal objectives is to promote and strengthen the legal rights of all member companies and their recording artists, by lobbying government for the introduction and improvement of effective rights legislation. We can provide comprehensive information regarding all aspects of the recording industry. We are a helpful resource to find out about copyright issues, anti-piracy and how they affect you as the creator or producer of sound recordings or as a user of recorded music.



RIANZ is the New Zealand International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) national agency, and allocates the Country and registrant codes to members for encoding on all audio and audio-visual recordings, as a method of identification.

 

Other activities include:



The promotion and exercise of performance rights so that copyright owners of sound recordings and recording artists are properly paid when their recordings are broadcast or performed in the public arena. RIANZ is also responsible for producing the annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards - The Tuis, the weekly New Zealand Top 40 Albums/Singles Chart, and running the Why Music Matters New Zealand campaign.