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New Zealand's only dedicated tertiary jazz school, founded in 1991 at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology by Neill Pickard. Now operating as Ara Music Arts at 130 High Street, Christchurch, offering a Bachelor of Music Arts through the Ara Institute of Canterbury.
Radio Stations
The New Zealand Broadcasting School (NZBS) at Ara Institute of Canterbury has operated on 96.1FM in Christchurch since the mid-1980s under a unique model: second-year radio students create an entirely new station brand each year, from concept and pitch through to on-air launch, advertising sales, and multimedia expansion. Known brands include The Attic (2013), Waves (2023), Bassline (2024), and Kokako 96.1 (2025). Alumni include Mike McRoberts, Kris Faafoi, Clarke Gayford, Jack Tame, and Miriama Kamo.
Venues
Post-earthquake Christchurch live music venue, operated by Wendy Alfeld at 126 Madras Street (the CPSA/CPIT student association building). Capacity approximately 1,000. Hosted Carl Cox, Shapeshifter, Katchafire, Ladyhawke and others from 2012 to around 2016.
Studios
The Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand — MAINZ — operated in Christchurch from 2002, training audio engineers, live sound technicians and electronic music producers at its High Street campus. Alumni include Joel Little, The Naked and Famous and Gin Wigmore. Its programmes transferred to Ara Institute of Canterbury on 1 January 2026.
