The licence is calculated based on a Per Resident Fee. OneMusic uses the latest estimated resident population data from stats.govt.nz. Each year we confirm this figure with stats.govt.nz and update the council’s resident population.

Click here to download the data from stats.nz

The licence doesn’t cover music use in any council-controlled organisation, or music in fitness centres or fitness classes where there is a charge for admission or membership to the facility, or ticketed Events.

Council-controlled organisations and fitness centres need to be licensed separately.

For full details on what the licence covers see the terms and conditions on the Licence Agreement.

This licence does not apply if a) tickets are sold to the public or b) if fees are paid to performers exceed $5,000 (excl GST). The promoter or event producer will need to obtain the appropriate event licence from both APRA and if sound recordings are used, Recorded Music NZ.

Apply for event licences here:

When a third party wishes to hire out council building, be them community halls and the like, the third party will need to ensure they obtain a separately licence specific to their music use. Click here for the different licenses available. 

Under the Copyright Act (1994), having permission from music creators to use their music outside of a domestic setting (a 'public performance') is a legal requirement. This permission is required regardless of how you play music – whether you play the radio, CDs, use digital music services, or host live performers or DJs. Your OneMusic licence gives you permission to play essentially all commercially released music from here and around the world.

Yes it is - the Copyright Act (1994) clearly establishes public performance rights, protecting the rights of music creators. The Copyright Act also outlines the penalties for anyone in breach of the Act. You can access the Copyright Act (1994) here.

OneMusic is a joint licensing initiative between APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ. Many music creators around the world earn an income by granting organisations, like ours, the right to collect and pay their royalties.

OneMusic simplifies the licensing process and allows music users to meet their copyright obligations to play our music in their business.

When you hear about music royalties, that’s what we do. Licence fees are distributed to songwriters, composers, publishers, recording artists and record labels, by APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ, who are the companies behind OneMusic. Click here to find out more.

Click here to find out more about why you need a licence and the authenticity of our rights from other industry and government bodies and New Zealand associations.