Anthonie Tonnon

Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a New Zealand songwriter, musician, public transport advocate and operator of Whanganui's historic Durie Hill Elevator.

Tonnon grew up in Dunedin and studied music and history at the University of Otago.

[1][2] The inspiration for some of Tonnon's works come from current affairs: "Water Underground" on irrigation on the Canterbury Plains; "Marion Bates Realty" on Auckland's gentrification; "Lockheed Bomber" about the Canberra air disaster; and his show Rail Land on car dependence.

[3] In 2022 he won the Taite Music Prize for his album Leave Love Out of This.

[4] In 2021 Tonnon took on the contract to operate the Durie Hill Elevator in Whanganui.