The National Waiata Māori Music Awards event has been moved online following the Government's announcement that the current Covid alert levels would remain in place.
A gala event was set to be held on October 2 at Toitoi-Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre.
National Waiata Māori Music Awards executive director Ellison Huata said an online version of the event featuring both pre-recorded material and live performances would be held on October 9.
"We're about to announce the finalists for this year's awards and we still want to have an event to let people know who the winners for 2020 are and to celebrate our Māori artists and music in what has been a very difficult year," she said.
Huata said they were planning to still have a presence at Toitoi as part of the virtual event, which would be streamed online via YouTube and the Waiata Māori Music Awards Facebook page.