Anthems: New Zealand's Iconic Hits tells the stories of many of New Zealand's iconic songs, with influential musicians and industry professionals sharing their behind-the-scenes take on the art of making music in Aotearoa. The five-part series provides unprecedented access to our beloved songwriters, celebrating the vibrant stories behind the Kiwi hits they have created.

The music industry has been massively transformed by the advent of the internet and Anthems: New Zealand's Iconic Hits is the first series to look back on the recent decades of New Zealand popular music with the fresh eyes and perspectives of this modern music world. Moving between past and present, the series reveals the collective experience of our music, not only investigating what we listen to and how we listen to it, but our very sense of what music is and can be.