Sam Hansen better known by his stage name PNC is a New Zealand Hip hop rapper.

The name PNC is an acronym for Palmerston North City He went to Awatapu College. PNC first gained underground notoriety performing alongside Breaking Wreckwordz. His unofficial single "Day in the Life" stayed at number one on the Bfm charts for three weeks. He followed that with appearances on P-Money's "321 Remix", "Get Back" and the NZ chart topping "Stop The Music" single from the Magic City album in 2004.