IMVA welcomes new Co-Chair
Independent Music Venues Aotearoa has appointed Aaron Hawkins Co-Chair of its governing committee
Aaron brings a wealth of experience in public service, advocacy, and the arts to the role.
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Introducing Independent Music Venues Aotearoa
An initiative that unites grassroots music venues to preserve and celebrate Aotearoa’s live music culture
We are proud to unveil Independent Music Venues Aotearoa (IMVA). A not-for-profit incorporated society owned and run by its member venues, IMVA is an evolution of the esteemed Save Our Venues initiative.
The Save Our Venues Story
Before IMVA there was a pandemic... and then there was Save Our Venues
The initial mission of Save Our Venues was to instigate an urgent, grassroots series of campaigns to help raise money for our country’s smaller live music venues which were under threat of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.