The MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards are annual awards for New Zealand country and western music. The awards are held annually each June in Gore, in the southern South Island, as part of that town's Tussock Country Music festival.
The awards have been held regularly since 1974. [1] No awards were held in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [2]
Awards are held in several categories by style of music and by age group. The original (senior) award has been augmented over the years with junior and age-group categories. International guests have attended and presented the awards over the years, among them Freddy Fender, George Hamilton IV, Ricky Skaggs, and Glen Campbell.
Annual award winners in the senior category have been: [3]