Tahuna Breaks are a band from New Zealand that formed in Auckland in January 2005. The band is named after Tahuna Street where they had their first jam. Their musical style incorporates elements of reggae, soul and electro funk.

Tahuna Breaks began as an instrumental band in 2005. The idea originated at Deschlers Bar on Auckland’s High Street when members were watching a funk band perform. The original line-up consisted of Marty Greentree (guitar/bass), Tim Gemmell (drums), James Winkle (bass/guitar) and Kelsey Serjeant (tenor sax). The band began gigging at a local bar playing four or five original songs, and improvised further songs when the bar manager requested they play longer for their fee. Marty Greentree came up with a new song idea with lyrics and, after its first performance, friends in the crowd suggested that the band should involve more of Greentree singing as opposed to instrumentals. The band demoed three songs with the Rock Factory in 2005, one of which 'Crisis Situation' received airplay via Jason Kerrison’s show on Kiwi FM.