The 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards took place on 8 October at the Vector Arena in Auckland. Straitjacket Fits were induced into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The Technical awards took place on 3 September.
Awards and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Multiple winners included Flight of the Concords and Opshop, who each received four awards.
Key
– Non-technical award
– Technical award
Performances
Performances on the night included the following: Cut off your Hands Anika Moa Tiki Taane Scribe Julia Deans, Anika Moa, Lani Purkis and Greta Anderson performed a version of Legacy Award winner Straitjacket Fits' "Fast Women".