Middleditch – One Good Reason (Strawpeople) Lance Kelliher – Don't Let Me Fall Alone (The Fan Club) Best Producer: Ian Morris – Heartbroke Carl Doy – Moonlight Sax (Brian Smith) Murray Grindlay – Welcome To Our World Best Engineer: Strawpeople – Hemisphere Ian Morris – Heartbroke (Rikki Morris) Murray Grindlay – Welcome To Our World Best Jazz Album: No Award Best Classical Album: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa / Nszo — Kiri's Homecoming Dame Malvina Major – Malvina Major Kiri Te Kanawa/NZSO – Kiri at Aotea Best Country Album: The Warratahs – Wild Card John Grenell – Welcome To Our World Bartlett/ Duggan/ Vaughn – Together Again Best Folk Album: Rua — Commonwealth Suite Martha Louise – Changing Tides Iain Mitchell/Paul Yielder – Every Man And His Dog Best Gospel Album: Cecily Phio — Light in the Darkness Sound Ministry – Lead Me to the Rock Scripture in Song – We Will Triumph Best Polynesian Album: Herbs – Homegrown National Maori Choir – Stand Tall Te Mokai – Totara Tree Best Songwriter: Martin Phillips — Heavenly Pop Hit (The Chills) Shayne Carter – Bad Note for a Heart (Straitjacket fits) Barry Saunders – Wild Card Best Cover: John Collie – Melt (Straitjacket Fits) Steve Garden/ Giles Molloy/ Kim Wesney – State of the Harp Marc Mateo/ John Pitcairn – Hole Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry: Murdoch Riley Performing arts Benny Award presented by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to Billy T. James MBE. Radio and television 1 January: Avalon becomes a separate limited liability company. 5 February: The Auckland Television Centre is opened by Elizabeth II. May: TV3 goes into receivership but continues broadcasting. May: Sky Television launches with three channels. May: CTV takes over TVNZ's Christchurch assets. See: 1990 in New Zealand television, 1990 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, :Category:Television in New Zealand, TV3 (New Zealand), :Category:New Zealand television shows, Public broadcasting in New Zealand Film An Angel at My Table Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree Meet the Feebles Ruby and Rata See: :Category:1990 film awards, 1990 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1990 films Literature Once Were Warriors published. Sport Athletics Tom Birnie wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:17:33 on 3 March in New Plymouth, while Jillian Costley claims her third in the women's championship (2:36:43). Commonwealth Games Cricket State Championship, won