Music Nation - First Episode

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1995

Kiwi music show Music Nation introduced young presenter Bic Runga to the nation, shortly before she took her microphone skills in another direction. In this debut episode, the show's 'field reporter' Ian Hughes (aka Hugh Sundae) interviews winners at the 31st NZ Music Awards, while Runga introduces many of the accompanying videos. There are double helpings of Supergroove, who took away five awards on the night, and Che Fu sings a thank you speech a cappella. But there are murmurs of discontent over Purest Form taking the public vote for best single.

You obviously weren't expecting it. Up on stage she looked a bit like Anna Paquin...
– Hugh Sundae on the speech by most promising female vocalist Sulata Foa'i