Despite the vitality of New Zealand bands in the pub scene, for many years commercial radio was reluctant to play locally produced material and by 1995 only 1.6% of all songs played on commercial radio stations were of New Zealand origin.
A pesar da vitalidade das bandas neozelandesa na escena pub, durante moitos anos a radio comercial mostrouse remisa a emitir música local e contra o ano 1995 tan só o 1.6% de todas as cancións que soaban nas emisoras de radio comercial eran neozelandesas.