Platform

SAT 31 OCT 2026 | 7pm | BLACK BOX

See young talent take to a professional stage.

 
The auditions are closed, finalists about to be selected and now it’s time for them to take the stage.

Platform’s live final brings talented young performers to The Kind Foundation’s Black Box Theatre for a professionally produced show, complete with professional sound, lighting and production support.

For our finalists, it’s a chance to perform in front of a live audience, grow their experience and compete for a share of $4,500 in cash prizes, with $2,500 going to the overall winner.

For the audience, it’s a chance to discover some incredible young talent and be there for a milestone moment in their performance journey.
 

Join us for the Platform live final and see who takes the stage, and the title.
Buy Tickets Take a look at our 2025 Winners

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PRIZES

Musical Category Winner

$1,000

Movement Category Winner

$1,000

Overall Supreme Winner

$1,500
/ additional

PLUS

$500 runner-up prize in each category


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Platform is about more than one night on stage. Meet some of the talented young performers who have been part of Platform.

Look where their talent has taken them

Platform alumni have gone on to release award-winning music, perform on international stages, represent New Zealand at world championships and train at leading performing arts institutions.

  • Cassie

    Cassie Henderson – 2012

    Aotearoa Music Award-winning pop artist and 2025 runner-up on The Voice Australia.

  • Jaz

    Jaz Paterson – 2013

    Singer-songwriter who has released original music, toured nationally and performed at Electric Avenue and the FIFA Fan Festival.

  • Bayley

    Bayley Graham – 2018

    International tap performer and America’s Got Talent semi-finalist who has performed at the Sydney Opera House and toured internationally.

  • There's a Tuesday

    There’s a Tuesday – 2019

    Two-time APRA Silver Scroll finalists whose debut album reached the New Zealand Top 20, with performances across Aotearoa, Australia and South Korea

  • Zoe

    Zoe Hunter – 2020

    Emerging recording artist who has performed with Drax Project at Electric Avenue and sung alongside Stan Walker

  • Oliver

    Oliver Sutherland – 2022

    National Hip Hop Unite title winner who qualified to represent New Zealand at the World Championships in Portugal.

  • Muika

    Muika Dodd – 2024

    Aotearoa Youth Aerial Championship winner, World Buskers Festival performer and co-creator of an original contemporary circus production.

  • Erik (2)

    Erik Misnyovszki – 2024

    Young singer and musical theatre performer whose credits include What Now and The Court Theatre’s production of Fun Home.

  • Hamish

    Hamish Giddens – 2025

    New Zealand Young Performer of the Year, now training at The Royal Ballet School in London.

  • Briar

    Briar Sharp – 2025

    Overall NZ Junior Gold Guitar winner and two-time NZ Country Music Junior Entertainer of the Year.