Give It A Girl

In 2002 musician and producer Debbie Harwood took part in TV series Give It A Whirl, which traced decades of Kiwi pop music. But she felt the final edit failed to provide a 'definitive' history — missing were dozens of female artists, some of whom wrote huge radio hits and sold 1000s of albums. Harwood's Classic Hits radio series Give It A Girl rectifies this; over 17 short episodes, she profiles a diverse group of Kiwi female musical talent (their names can be found under the video player). Harwood hoped Give It A Girl would be a TV show; she later refashioned her funding application into this piece on Kiwi female musicians. 

There were too many teeth. People were smiling so much, and I didn't understand why they were smiling so much. I thought it was quite a fake world.

– Anika Moa recalls her time in the United States while promoting her debut album Thinking Room

Key Cast & Crew

Debbie Harwood

Writer, Producer, Presenter, Composer/Performer - Theme Song

Grant Hislop

Presenter- Debbie Harwood episode

Hollie Smith

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Margaret Urlich

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Annie Crummer

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Victoria Girling-Butcher

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