On NZ Musician this week, MTV has announced that thousands of votes saw New Zealand Kickstart winners Dukes beat off strong Australian competition from Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney in the Trans-Tasman Kickstart showdown, with the band being narrowly pipped at the post for the grand prize by Queensland's Yves Klein Blue.On NZ Musician this week, MTV has announced that thousands of votes saw New Zealand Kickstart winners Dukes beat off strong Australian competition from Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney in the Trans-Tasman Kickstart showdown, with the band being narrowly pipped at the post for the grand prize by Queensland's Yves Klein Blue.While narrowly missing out on the Australasian grand prize, the Dukes will still get a 'kick start' with MTV New Zealand, including a performance on the world's first MTV Mile High Gig en route to the MTV Australia Video Music Awards, a professionally shot film clip produced by MTV, air play on MTV and introduction to A&R executives.

"MTV New Zealand is 100% committed to support the Dukes both now and in the future," says Stefan Chapman, MTV programmer and Kickstart judge. "Their performance on the MTV Mile High Gig will be a perfect opportunity to showcase them as one of New Zealand's finest up and coming acts."