| New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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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.