New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
NZSO playing at Te Papa in 2009
Native name	Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa
Former name	National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (1946–1963) NZBC Symphony Orchestra (1963–1975)
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Location	New Zealand
Concert hall	Michael Fowler Centre Auckland Town Hall Dunedin Town Hall Christchurch Town Hall Napier Municipal Theatre Civic Theatre (Invercargill)
Principal conductor	Gemma New (2022)
Website	www.nzso.co.nz

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Wellington, New Zealand. The national orchestra of New Zealand, the NZSO is an autonomous Crown entity owned by the New Zealand Government, per the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004. It is currently based in the Michael Fowler Centre and has frequently performed in the adjacent Wellington Town Hall before it was closed in 2013. It also performs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.