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Accomodation InfoHelp link page * * * * *
Christchurch International Airport
Clearwater Golf Course & Hotel restaurant etc Johns Rd Chch
Haka Tours .com "NZ Adventure Tours & Ski Holidays" Haka Lodge 518 Linwood Ave Chch 8062 + links
Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve "Hot springs & mineral pools in the alpine village of Hanmer Springs"
Harvey World Travel Sth/city Merivale Cashmere Ashburton Timaru
Holiday Shoppe 683a Colombo St + Shirley Riccarton nationwide
House of Travel 8 Chch locations + Rangiora Ashburton Timaru
McCrory Thomas Travel "Designers of Great / Village holidays" Greece Italy France, cnr Riccarton & Straven Rd
Mt Hutt Express & Travel Pioneer "Discover the real NZ - Friendly, Personal, Small-Group, Back Road Day Ventures by Mini-Coach ..tours to the areas of Akaroa, Hanmer Springs, Arthurs Pass, Mount Cook or One or 2 Day + Skiing packages"
NZ's Information Network "Travel Tourism, Accom', Transport" etc Chch
NZ Tourism Online "comprehensive online directory of tourism & travel co's" 208 Cashel St + Accom * * * * *
Orbit Corporate Travel 6th Floor HSBC House 141 Cambridge Tce
OutsideNZ region dirs POBox17673 Chch Ph/Fx: 3-326-7516/8 [defunct]
Pionair Adventures "Classic Adventure Travel" by plane
Seafari "eco-activity safari into the NZ wilderness" Chch [defunct 0405]
Travel Smart 364 Riccarton Rd Bush Inn Centre & 47 Mandeville St Riccarton
Tuatara Tours "specialising in touring & adventure in the Canterbury Region.. & South Island including our popular Akaroa guided walking tour" L6 137 Kilmore St & 24 New Regent St
United Travel 8 Ch-ch locations + Lincoln Ashburton
Untouched World restaurant shop & heli-tours 155 Roydvale Ave + Queenstown Auckland
Up Up & Away ballooning "fly from the centre of the city, in view of the ocean, toward snow-capped mountains"

Wider NZ
AA NZ Travel Guide AA Tourism NZ Automobile Assn + maps *****
Air New Zealand online bookings 0800 352 266
Discover NZ travel packages Tourism Holdings Ltd thlonline.com Ackd
FreedomAir.com> online bookings <-> Australia 0800 600 500 Ackd
Inzone Travel "Holidays & adventure in Pacific NZ itinerary planning" Ackd
Jasons Travel Channel NZ "Browse & Book Aus, NZ & Sth Pacific Is tourism & travel info - accommodation, transport, activities, events, tours, adventure, travel deals & free maps & guides" jasons.com Ackd
Kiwi Experience "alternative coach travel network developed specifically for backpackers & like-minded independent travellers, allowing you to 'get on & get off' wherever you please along the way" Ackd
Nikkei Net Interactive Asia Web Guide NZ Services index
Origin Pacific Airways online bookings 0800 302 302 Nelson
Pleppin NZ was NZ Focus Greg Scowen CreatixMedia Swtz
Tourism Industry Assn NZ TIANZ Wgtn & TRENZ Tourism Rendezvous NZ 24-7May04 Westpac Centre Chch
Travel Info "online gateway to some of NZ's best tourism regions"
TravelIndex "NZ travel information"
WeblogNZ "Travel Information for NZ"
World Expeditions Ackd Aus UK USA

World
AllresortThailand.com "Thailand Hotels & Resorts Online Reservation System With The Low Rates Guaranteed" thailandgranddiscount@yahoo.com spam
Blue Lagoon Cruises Fiji islands
Connect Fiji Web host + directory
Expedia Travel fares "flights, hotels, cars, vacation packages, cruises, maps" MS
Pacific Island Travel "Most Specialized Tour operator in Europe for travel to & in the Pacific Ocean"
P&O Cruises "World style cruising" Pacific Princess, Australia
P&O Cruises "Life doesn't get much better than this" UK
The Practical Nomad "Travel advice" Edward Hasbrouck
Travel.co.nz as televised
Vanuatu Tourism "Another time, another pace"
Wildlands kiwi o'seas travelog + pix + sounds

InfoHelp link pages
Accomodation: urban centres & rural farmstay, tours, B&B etc
City Christchurch attractions * * * * *
Environment Leisure, Wildlife etc
Food & Drink Restaurants, Weddings etc
Industry & Transport bus, taxi etc
Sport Skiing & other outdoors
Region Canterbury - SthIsland - NZ district profiles * * * * *
Viticulture Vineyards, Wineries etc

Boredom-kicking global music tools * * * * * * * * * *
Audius.co "music streaming & sharing platform that puts power back into the hands of content creators" LA SF US
BandCamp.com "best possible service for artists & labels to share & earn money from their music, & for fans to discover & enjoy it" 2007 US + punk eg tdkrecordings etc etc
BattleOfTheBands.co.nz "opportunity to share the stage with funk, metal, rap, pop, rock, country, punk, grunge, techno, blues & R&B bands" annual since 1999 to Kings Arms Ackd
Behringer UO300 Ultra Octave Stompbox Effect Pedal rubbermonkey etc
Canva.com "Design for everyone ..create professional designs.. easy to use & free" 2012 Sydney + Crello.com etc
CD Baby.com "Digital Music Distribution - Sell & Promote Your Music" US
Fender Mustang Amps & Fuse Wikia do "offer an array of amp models.." & Tips & Tricks: I Just Got a Mustang Amp. Now What? & Remuda App for Android fandom.com + Fender Fuse Mustang V2 Archive Guitar Gear Help Guides & Reviews from Shane intheblues guitarpedaldemos.com + Help with Fender Mustang I Amp chat jamplaytalk.com + Effective March 20, 2020 Fender® FUSE™ has been discontinued & Fender.com Forums Closure Notice + Fender® Guitar Amplifier Owner's Manuals (Archive) & (Current) + Fender FUSE 2.7 Customize your Fender FUSE-enabled device Free Download fender-fuse.software.informer.com
Grapefruit Record Club "Independent Records & Distribution.. 2011 to release exclusive, limited, vinyl-only LPs" + CDs US etc
Linktree "The Only Link You'll Ever Need" linktr.ee 2016 US
Mixcloud.com "Listen to the best DJs & radio presenters in the world for free" iOS Android app 2008 UK eg The Noise Merchant & Mixcloud downloader
MusicBrainz.org "open music encyclopedia that collects music metadata & makes it available to the public"
Patreon.com "membership business to develop a direct relationship with your biggest fans & generate predictable, recurring revenue from your creative work" 2013 US
Penny Lane Records.co.NZ Music Wanted + Discogs.com Music Database & Marketplace + Popsike.com archive of past vinyl record auctions 2004
Please Kill Me Online "the Uncensored Oral History of Punk" pleasekillme.com
Session Town.com "free musical games, apps, tools, virtual instruments, lessons & articles using the most advanced web technology for musicians" eg Online Metronome etc
SoundCloud.com "the world's largest music & audio platform.. lets people discover & enjoy the greatest selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth" 2005 US
SoundHound.com "Connecting People with Brands Through Conversational Technology. Leading the Voice-First Era with our Houndify Voice AI Platform" eg Thunder Kiss '65 trax 2008 US
Spotify.com "easy to find the right music or podcast for every moment" 2008 Stockholm
TunesToTube.com "Upload an MP3 to YouTube in HD" + Mp3Juices.cc "popular & free mp3 search engine & tool" + YouTube.com video sounds etc
twitch.tv gamer Music channels

Lights
AC Acoustic Lighting Manufacture Co. Ltd aclight.com China in DJ equipment > Lighting & effects > LED lights etc trademe.co.nz
ChamSys Lighting control software & hardware - MagicQ / dedicated consoles & Chauvet etc chamsyslighting.com De UK US * * * * *
DMX512 Digital Multiplex 512-bit "standard for digital communication networks.. commonly used to control stage lighting & effects" wikipedia
Folders.co.nz Adjustable Lighting Stand + LED Strobe Light & Fender Champion 100 amp etc Kaitaia
Great Range Products 36 LEDs Professional DMX-512 RGB LED Strobe Stage PAR Light 5 in 1 & 4 X 54 LEDs Professional DMX-512 RGB LED Strobe Stage PAR Lights 9 in 1 of Music & Instruments Sydenham
HYULIGHTS Store etc aliexpress.com * * *
Jaycar Electronics 18 x 1W RGB LED Par Stage Light & 7 x 4W RGB LED Par Stage Light etc Sydenham
The Light Site.co.nz "Theatre & Events Lighting" Sydenham
Q Light Controller + QLC+ "free & cross-platform software to control DMX or analog lighting systems" & How I used open source tools to build a theater lighting system opensource.com May17 +++FOSS * * * * *
Save Barn LED Disco Light Projector Dance Party Lights Waltham
ShowTechnix.co.nz "One Complete Source For Your Entertainment Products" Tauranga
Sound Division / Surplustronics.co.nz Lighting & Stands eg DMX-512 Mini Controller + amplifiers Auckland * * *
Sound to Light.co.nz eg AC Lighting Co 21W & 70W Pars & Lighting Stand Dual Auckland * * *
FreeStyler "free lighting control software" freestylerdmx.be & Alternatives to FreeStyler + FTDI Chip.com & Driver Support to Android manual pdf
SNW Smart Trading Ltd PAs cables & lighting stands etc Auckland

Entertainment / Sound
World
Amazon.com "Investing, creating jobs, & contributing to the American economy" mailorder global
Anarchy in the auction house: the Sex Pistols ephemera that's pogoing, going, gone "200 years of teenage anarchy" theguardian.com Sep22
Bandcamp.com "Discover amazing new music & directly support the artists who make it" & Bandcamp daily news US etc * * * * * * * * * *
The Courettes "authentic 60's inspired garage rock" Brazil & Denmark eg on Damaged Goods.co.uk record label
Creative Guitar Studio Basic Chords etc Winnipeg CAN
Discogs .com discographies "mission to build the biggest & most comprehensive music database & marketplace" & Discogs-101 etc blog: "VinylHub is like Discogs for record stores, with a Database of over 7,000 record stores spanning the globe" US
ebay.com vinyl etc
elvinyl.com "marketplace to buy & sell music.. immerse yourself in eldorado - our unique free archive" mailorder UK
Fiverr.com "Freelance services. On Demand. Find the perfect freelance services for your business" fiver.com US & global
Forced Exposure.com "New Releases.. checked in daily" mailorder US
Furnace Record Pressing "Custom Vinyl Records" furnacemfg.com + Pirates Press.com "truly the best source in the industry for independent musicians, artists & entrepreneurs looking to learn how to manufacture top quality media, merchandise and promotional tools without having to pay top dollar for them" US
HoZac Records & Books "independent label.. mining some incredible bands & side projects from the MySpace heyday" etc Chicago US + Drag City + Kranky + Jagjaguwar etc * * * * *
Interpunk.com "The Ultimate Punk Music & Merch Store" US * * *
IPAmusic.co.uk Indie, Punk & Alternative Music previews news & reviews blog UK
Killed By Death Records kbdrecords.com eg The Johnnies - Who Killed Johnny? 7" E.P. 8Jul16 re The Johnnies | Profile audioculture.co.nz review 22Jul15 + maximumrocknroll.com review "Whoa! This is a terrific medium-speed punk release from New Zealand. The guitars are really dense, there are good sing-along parts, and the lyrics are very radical (particularly in "Govt. Don't Care"). One of the better old-style punk records I've heard." Aug84 US etc

Entertainment / Sound

Canterbury
8K.NZ "independent internet radio station broadcasting a full-spectrum sound selection from post-earthquake Chch.. music picked by people" 2016
12Bar Brews "Home of blues & craft beer" 342 St Asaph St ph 032600333
Academy Gold Cinema The Colombo, Unit 22, 363 Colombo St, Sydenham artfilms.co.nz
Alice in Videoland / Cinema & Film Specialists 209 Tuam St Chch city
BeatBox Studios Rehearsal Space Concerts Gigs Meetings Parties 270 St Asaph St
Beggs Music Outlet Store 53 Brisbane St Sydenham
BlastProSound recording studio Chch [defunct? Sep20]
Blackholestars.com Indie Rock Chch
Black Horse Sports Bar Lincoln Rd Addington +punk * * * * *
B&W Loudspeakers Bowers & Wilkins 95 Tuam St Chch + outlets nationwide
Cassels Blue Smoke 3 Garlands Rd The Tannery Woolston
Christchurch Casino.nz "Christchurch's Premier Entertainment Destination" 30 Victoria St
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
ex Churchills / Club Tavern 441 Colombo St Sydenham ++punk * * * * *
Cinema 3 Level 1, Hornby Mall
Court Theatre 20 Worcester Boulevard
D4venue "Goal: Be the place that audiences love coming to & that event organisers love working with, across all scenes.. completely customisable, with full professional production support.. very affordable - Support local talent & communities across music, comedy, the arts & special interest groups, by tailoring events to each group's needs - Enhance personal & community wellbeing by creating events that are uplifting, responsible & safe - Play our part in reactivating Woolston & revitalising Christchurch" 10 Garlands Rd 021847884 +punk
Darkroom "October 2011.. first dedicated music venue to open after the Christchurch earthquakes.. gigs every Thursday, Friday & Saturday ranging in style from folk, indie & metal to electronic.. range of local NZ craft beers & a small, tasty bar menu" 336 St Asaph Darkroom.bar ex TheArchive.org.nz/darkroom bar private functions etc ++punk * * * * *
A Different Light .co.nz Theatre Trust "mixed ability theatre company" CPIT Chch
Dunkleys Great NZ Craft Show, Gardenz, & Wonderful World of Women shows 101 Totara St
Electric Audio Ltd.co.nz "small repair & restoration business specialising in professional music electronic repairs" Guy Benfield 2007 021-515184
Embankment Tavern 181 Ferry Rd Phillipstown +++punk * * * * *
End of Discussion "to Present the Radical Truth about God & Christianity in a Real & Relevant Way" without debate = dogma Chch
Failsafe Records "specialise in guitar based acts, ranging from swooning pop & driving powered rock to swirling sonic soundscapes.. started by Rob Mayes in 1984" POBox3003 Chch bands sales.. failsaferecords.com + links * * * * *
flicks.co.nz listings
Gandharva Loka 2008 "the first G.L. world music store outside Europe" 363 St Asaph St
Garden of Sound.nz Live youth no-alcohol & music production promotions podcast etc Ian Turner * * * * *
Halo Venue "Exclusive For Hire.. Stage, Dance Floor, State of the art lighting & sound system.. Corporate functions, Weddings, 21sts, Fundraisers, Touring bands & Shows" 66B Wharenui Rd Upper Riccarton haloprivatelounge.com
Hera Sings Chch > Iceland
Hoyts Cinemas Westfield Riccarton & Northlands Shopping Centre, Main North Rd, Papanui + pre-EQ 94 Worcester St & 392 Moorhouse Ave
Hyde Park Hire "Invited to all the best parties.. specialist hospitality & event hire co" 144 Carlyle St
No Broadcast.com band + nzmusician.co.nz/feature + bandcamp
NightShift Studios Production Sound Engineering 27 Whittington Ave Woolston * * * * *
no remote "film schedule / movie session times" Wgtn & Chch
Oak N Ferry gastro pub 608 Ferry Rd cover bands
Party Warehouse Online "catering for weddings, birthdays, corporate functions & any other special event. From marquees to jukeboxes, heaters to party supplies" 133 Blenheim Rd
Penny Lane Records "Christchurch's longest established trading centre for new & pre-owned Vinyl Records CDs & DVDs.. one of the largest of our kind anywhere in NZ" 430 Colombo St, Sydenham
Pipe Organ Rieger Christchurch Town Hall Jenny Setchell / Jenny's Jigsaws
Playtime Promotions "can arrange all your organizational events, from music to catering" John Woolcott Ph: 03-327-6205/7444 bands + Jukebox Party Hire + links * * *
Rasa Productions recording studio Chch
RDU 98.5FM "registered not for profit student radio station based in Ōtautahi Christchurch" Magnet Radio Awards / Round Up Award 2020 Finalists & Archives: Contestants etc * * * * *
Reading Cinemas NZ The Palms Cnr Marshland & New Brighton Rds Shirley Chch Ph: 03-375-708
Rialto Cinemas L1 250 Moorhouse Ave "Due to earthquake damage, it is with regret that we have decided not to reopen Rialto Cinemas" :-/
RockHappeNZ.com database of rock-era Christchurch & related musicians groups & venues * * * * *
rockitCHCH.com "music teaching studio providing one-on-one guitar, drums, & bass lessons..s group guitar lessons" 24 Keswick St Woolston
Some of the History of Stage Sound Ent Ltd. 1973 to 2005 Sonic Sound Systems etc soundman.co.nz (+ Holden Industries Chch?)
Soundstore.co.nz division of Prosound Ltd 14 Broad St Woolston
South Media Entertainment Dreaming Creating Producing "started.. hosting Latin Parties in Christchurch City" Cashmere
Space Academy "bar/venue/events space open Tues-Sat from 4pm-late" 371 St Asaph St Chch Space Academy.co.nz +punk
Sullivans Irish Pub 291 Lincoln Rd +punk inc old Churchills.Live +
Willie McArthur.com "Singer/Songwriter, Music facilitator, Multi-instrumentalist & general space cadet!" Chch + Willie's Open Mic.com Night +punk
Tombstone Entertainment "Music merch from New Zealand Bands Performance lighting & stage gear - Christchurch hard Rock/Heavy Metal"
Wunderbar.co.nz "The weirdest, coolest little bar & live music venue in New Zealand" 19 London St Lyttelton open mic etc + GAP project.nz pictures
XS80s.com Online Radio All Eighties Music CHRISTCHURCH (Southern suburbs) on 107.3FM etc

Wider NZ
48HOURS Screening Room "NZ's largest guerrilla filmmaking competition!"
APRA AMCOS "for Music Creators" & APRA AMCOS Portal earn from music performance
Brian FM.com "your personal playlist that got out of control"
the bNet "a radio network representing 95bFM Ackld, The Most FM New Plymouth, Radio Control Plmstn.Nth, Radio Active Wgtn, rdu Chch, Radio One Dndn" + links
EMI Music NZ "The Aotearoa Home of Great Music"
Eventfinda.co.nz "NZ's most comprehensive events calendar" from Ministry for Culture & Heritage partnership * * * * *
Flying Out.co.nz "Music Store - Vinyl, CDs, Turntables, Books, Merch & more" Ackd
Fortune 500 Music "independant record label" Loudhaler Jason McClelland Wgtn
Goldies Music gear shop Goldies Garage Mt Wellington
Holiday Records "full vinyl experience that houses NZ's only vinyl record pressing plant" Ackd
Impact World Tour "skateboarders, BMXers, hip hop & breakdancers, strongmen, athletes, & cultural artists" free church
Internet Movie Database "the biggest, best, most award-winning movie site"
KIM.COM song videos etc Ackd
Live Nation New Zealand Concert Tickets & Tour Dates livenation.co.nz
The Lord of the Rings "Official Movie Site: Trailer, Pictures.." & TheOneRing.net fan site & others etc: lordotrings.com thelordoftherings.com lotr.com
Maaori Music CD store incl Ariana Tikao Kai Tahu
Marbecks.co.nz "NZ's leading music specialist" Ackd
The Market Musical Instruments / Amps & Effects etc
Mike Loder "Kiwi Comedian" Ackd
Muzic.net.nz "NZ Music" Industry Collective facebook.com/muzicnz group gigs profiles etc + twitter.com/muzicnz youtube Lisa Jones Taranaki + punk
NZBands.co.nz "Find band members, Join a band, Sell gear & more! - NZ's #1 Musicians Community"
NZ Film Festival the 26th, Ch-ch 1-18 August 2002
NZ Music Industry Commission & Aotearoa Touring Programme "will invest in approved domestic touring costs, to enable more NZ artists to grow sustainable careers & increase the access to live music for NZ audiences" + NZ Music Month
NZMusician.co.nz "Support independent music journalism in NZ" NZMusician.com
NZSO NZ Symphony Orchestra Wgtn
Pacific Curls "have pioneered a fusion sound that seamlessly blend their indigenous roots"
The Pink Floyd Experience
The Quest CSO & NZSO Tolkein-inspired CD
radioqualia NZers OE
rebelmusic.co.nz Phil Toms Ackd
Recorded Music NZ "industry representation, advocacy & licensing organisation for recording artists & their labels" ISRC codes etc recordedmusic.co.nz Ackd + GS1NZ.org "global standards & solutions, including unique identifiers, traceability tools and data sharing systems.. global family of not for profit, member owned organisations.. works together.. to share accurate information with their communities to streamline the way they work" UPC/EAN codes etc
Red Bull Music Academy "an event that travels the world"
Red Tickets "Tickets to nz events, concerts, sports & festivals from your local NZ Post PostShop, online or by calling 0800 000 575"
Real Groovy.co.nz "NZ's largest supplier of new & used music, books, DVDs, & gifts" 1981" Ackd
Relics "Purveyors of Musical Artifacts" was Marbecks? relicsmusic.co.nz Dndn (no more music stores in Oamaru 2019 Timaru 2020!)
Resonate "a defining event in the NZ music calendar" Ackd
Rough Peel Music Shop "used to be Real Groovy Christchurch" roughpeel.co.nz Wgtn
SOUNZ "Centre for NZ Music.. fostering & developing" + links
Stebbing Recording Centre "NZ's only full-service music recording studio, mastering & music manufacturing facility" stebbing.co.nz + Zodiac label Ackd
The Online Printer.co.nz "top quality digital printing at the lowest prices possible" +CD/DVDs Ackd
Under the radar.co.nz UTR Tickets Gig Guide Music News live photos features tracks * * * * *
Wellington Music Week wmw.co.nz 22-26Nov04
WingTunes.com "The official Wing member's site.. performances in Rest Homes & Hospitals & occasionally promotional concerts" Ackd ex-HK

World cont'd
Omnia Dutch neocelt [defunct] & wikipedia
PunkLives.co.uk "British Punk Archive" Underclass UK 2013
Queer Pills Records punk rare records reissue CA & Fear Of War Records "Hardcore Punk label from USA"
Redskins.co.uk archive sites 2004 + 2016 etc + youtube channel & Lev Bronstein 1982 etc & Last Gig 15 Sept 1986 & redskins band tribute film 2017 + wikipedia + facebook + flickr pix + Neither Washington Nor Moscow message board + stories: The tragic mystery of the Redskins, or: No socialism in our time Observationalism 2008 + The Socialist Skinhead Soul of The Redskins Dangerous Minds 2014 + urbanstrife.com records
RevHQ.com hardcore punk metal indie & related music media US
Shrubman "Hey Ho Let's Go.. hard rock & punk" Marty Shrubshall mixcloud
Songkick.com "Find your perfect concert wherever you are.. For fans, by fans" free UK
The Three Johns threejohns.co.uk + wikipedia + discogs + Biography allmusic
XaviourX.com.au "World Blues & Roots Fusion" ImAjiK Perth

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