One of New Zealand's best-known bands, Herbs, was last night inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony recognising their decades of performing and their contribution to New Zealand's musical history.
Several hundred musicians and music industry members were in the audience at the Auckland Town Hall for the induction, part of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards.
Several industry commentators and fellow musicians paid tribute to Herbs via video link, commending them as New Zealand's first political band, blending strong and sometimes controversial messages with their Pacific reggae style.
Formed in the late 1970s, the band went through multiple incarnations over the years, and had a reputation for tension between members.
But 14 of the 17 musicians in the Herbs family tree were present to accept the award, which was presented by Che Fu, who remembered the group as being like "uncles".
