Kiwi song contest benefits RMTC

11 November 2008

A competition to find New Zealand's favourite Kiwi song is turning into a major fundraiser for the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.

The competition, part of a promotion by Radio Station MORE FM and Vodafone, will see New Zealand's favourite song recorded by top New Zealand artists Anika Moa and Opshop, with all proceeds from the single going to the Centre.

Music fans can text CHARITY to 787, followed by the title of their favourite Kiwi anthem and the name of the artist who recorded it.  The texts are free if you're a Vodafone customer or cost the normal rate if you're on Telecom. Voting is also open online at http://www.morefm.co.nz/.

Anika Moa and Opshop, who are on the bill for the MORE FM Winery Tour in 2009, are going to select one tune from all the submissions and will record the single.

The promotion closes on Friday, 21 November, and the single goes on sale at The Warehouse stores and via Vodafone and other digital channels from 1 December.

The funds are earmarked to help with music therapy activities at the Centre.

The Chairman of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust , Campbell Smith, said Opshop and Anika Moa were touring the nation's wineries together in February next year, so the single was destined to get some wide exposure.