Apart from an exponential rise in compliance costs, the Monkey fell victim to the ageing of the Otago Motorcycle Club organising committee. Now they are all close to 80 and reckon they deserve a rest. Hard to argue with that after 40 years. Sadly the weather gods failed to bless the final Brass Monkey with a decent frost. Temperatures sat around a balmy 8 degrees Celsius, a far cry from 2018 when the hoar frost kept things well south of zero. My team of Monkettes has a taste for roads less travelled. Ideally they go from nowhere to nowhere and there’s a quicker way for those in a hurry. This year our rally route included the Hakataramea Track, the Old Dunstan Rd and the Black Forest Track.
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Up until March, when Covid-19 lockdowns began being enforced, things had been going well. Shilling opened Totara Street when he saw a space formerly occupied by a metalwork company and realised it resembled a small version of long-running Auckland venue The Powerstation. “It was a tin shed, but it had the basic bones sitting there,” he says. “There was an opening – there was nowhere (for bands coming to Tauranga) to play. The stars just aligned and we jumped in.” He and Munro fixed it up, put in a sound system and crammed in 400 people for sold out shows by L.A.B., Tiki Taane and Hollie Smith.
NZ Music Month: New Zealand s best live music venues to visit
3 May, 2021 11:39 PM
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Crowded house: Pack into these 10 live music venues in Aotearoa. Photo / Ateed, Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Poppy Tohill
Rock stadium or intimate nightspot, New Zealand should be proud of its many and varied music venues, writes
Poppy Tohill
As our small country punches above its weight with creative talent, we similarly do so with places to discover and enjoy such talent. From the top of the north to the bottom of the south, from stunning to grungy and intimate to colossal - here are 10 live music venues in Aotearoa that are definitely not to be missed. Time your next short break around a performance in one of them and celebrate the freedom we have in New Zealand to be in the midst of a crowd.
One Tree Hill to Geraldine: The ultimate music tour of New Zealand
3 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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An art nouveau mural on the corner of Dominion Rd and View Rd and a brass plaque at 788 Dominion Rd both claim to be halfway down Dominion Rd . Photo / Brett Atkinson
An art nouveau mural on the corner of Dominion Rd and View Rd and a brass plaque at 788 Dominion Rd both claim to be halfway down Dominion Rd . Photo / Brett Atkinson
NZ Herald
By: Brett Atkinson
In honour of New Zealand Music Month, fire up a Kiwi playlist as you explore the country s history, culture and contemporary eating and drinking scenes, writes