Cath Andersen is the Chief Executive at the New Zealand Music Commission Te Reo Reka O Aotearoa, the government funded organisation focused on supporting a thriving New Zealand music sector – culturally, economically, and globally. The hub of NZ Music Month, the Music Commission also delivers contemporary music programmes in schools; provides music upskilling tools, resources and the Industry Internship Programme; and runs the domestic-focused Aotearoa Touring Programme and export initiative Outward Sound.