Rockin' out

A DigitalNZ Story by KAT

dance, music, venues, good times

Image: Touring bands

Touring bands

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Rock 'n Roll.

Rock 'n Roll.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Rock 'n Roll

Rock 'n Roll

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: The Strangers rock-and-roll band

The Strangers rock-and-roll band

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Young men and women rock and roll dancing

Young men and women rock and roll dancing

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified couple dancing at the Rock n Roll marathon

Unidentified couple dancing at the Rock n Roll marathon

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Rock 'n' Roll junior national championships; youngsters warming up.

Rock 'n' Roll junior national championships; youngsters warming up.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Nefarious. Foundation of Rock 'n Roll at Section 8 [poster]

Nefarious. Foundation of Rock 'n Roll at Section 8 [poster]

Puke Ariki

Image: Mr Milton Mitchell and Mrs Jimmy James demonstrating rock & roll dancing, in a dance studio

Mr Milton Mitchell and Mrs Jimmy James demonstrating rock & roll dancing, in a dance studio

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mr Milton Mitchell and Mrs Jimmy James demonstrating rock & roll dancing, in a dance studio

Mr Milton Mitchell and Mrs Jimmy James demonstrating rock & roll dancing, in a dance studio

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mr Milton Mitchell and Mrs Jimmy James demonstrating rock & roll dancing, in a dance studio

Mr Milton Mitchell and Mrs Jimmy James demonstrating rock & roll dancing, in a dance studio

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Summer Carnival 1987, Trentham Memorial Park; Rock 'n' rollers Aaron Haswell and Rachel Parsley, 7; Clinton Haswell and Tracy Parsley, 10, beyond.

Summer Carnival 1987, Trentham Memorial Park; Rock 'n' rollers Aaron Haswell and Rachel Parsley, 7; Clinton Haswell and Tracy Parsley, 10, beyond.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Japan Series: Sunday Street Dancing - Harajuku

Japan Series: Sunday Street Dancing - Harajuku

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Fun in the city

Fun in the city

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The Quin Tikis

The Quin Tikis

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Maori - Music and dancing, Maori Community Centre

Maori - Music and dancing, Maori Community Centre

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Whakatane Maori Youth Club, 1963. From the portfolio: PhotoForum - Ans Westra

Whakatane Maori Youth Club, 1963. From the portfolio: PhotoForum - Ans Westra

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Johnny Cooper, 1957

Johnny Cooper, 1957

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Milk-bar cowboys

Milk-bar cowboys

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Records and magazines, 1961

Records and magazines, 1961

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Japan series: Sunday street dancing

Japan series: Sunday street dancing

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Philip Holloway, Upper Hutt Youth Club, Wellington region

Philip Holloway, Upper Hutt Youth Club, Wellington region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Port Chalmers: Chick's Hotel (c.1876) (1)

Port Chalmers: Chick's Hotel (c.1876) (1)

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The birth of Kiwi rock 'n' roll

The birth of Kiwi rock 'n' roll

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Teenage fans at the Walker Brothers concert in the Wellington Town Hall

Teenage fans at the Walker Brothers concert in the Wellington Town Hall

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Portrait of Mr Ray Godward with drum kit

Portrait of Mr Ray Godward with drum kit

Auckland Libraries

Image: Tape ("Down Under Country")

Tape ("Down Under Country")

Puke Ariki

Image: Tape ("Blue Mooners")

Tape ("Blue Mooners")

Puke Ariki

Image: Record - "Hit Tunes" by Johnny Devlin

Record - "Hit Tunes" by Johnny Devlin

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Jean-Paul Sartre Experience (Musical group) :The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience. Record out soon now. Feel it, live it, be it, flex thyself [1986].

Jean-Paul Sartre Experience (Musical group) :The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience. Record out soon now. Feel it, live it, be it, flex thyself [1986].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Renderers at the Media Club, Christchurch

The Renderers at the Media Club, Christchurch

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Article

The Music Convention

AudioCulture

Article

Tinnitus

AudioCulture

Image: Heretaunga College band 'Mindless Creation'.

Heretaunga College band 'Mindless Creation'.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Pepsismokefree Rockquest 2000

Pepsismokefree Rockquest 2000

NZ On Screen

Image: Photographs of Battle-Ska Galatica

Photographs of Battle-Ska Galatica

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Making music, Tasman Street, Wellington, 1964

Making music, Tasman Street, Wellington, 1964

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Radio with Pictures - North Island Music

Radio with Pictures - North Island Music

NZ On Screen

Article

Writing Mysterex - New Zealand's first punk rock history magazine - 1999 to 2007

AudioCulture

Image: Radio with Pictures

Radio with Pictures

NZ On Screen

Image: Radio with Pictures - Women Songwriters

Radio with Pictures - Women Songwriters

NZ On Screen

Image: Radio with Pictures - Billy Idol

Radio with Pictures - Billy Idol

NZ On Screen

Image: Live at Mainstreet montage

Live at Mainstreet montage

NZ On Screen

Image: Riot Squad

Riot Squad

NZ On Screen