Aims: Anyone is welcome to come along and sing as long as they have chord charts.
Contact: Lyall Angus
Phone: 06-754 6095
Address: 2 Ngarue Pl, Waitara 4320
Aims: To provide entertainment for rest home and retirement village residents and at the same time sing for our own enjoyment and sense of achievement.
Aims: To create awareness of what is musically available for the enjoyment and/or participation of all members of our community. Entertaining young and old.
Contact: Shirley Wilson
Phone: 06-272 6565
Address: Hawera Bowling Club, Albion St, Hawera
Postal address: PO Box 587, Hawera 4640
Aims: To attract tourists, outside club visitors and bus tours to the hall and to the club. Showcase with lunch and club concerts.
Contact: Helen and Ian Braithwaite
Phone: 06-274 8442
Fax: 06-274 8442
Mobile: 025 825 108
Address: 11 Surf Highway 45
Postal address: 11 South Rd, Manaia 4612
Email: braithwaitecountrycorral@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To foster and improve the male choir art form in Taranaki.
Contact: Norm Collie
Phone: 06-753 9340
Address: c/- A M Smith, Secretary, 1/245 Courtenay St, New Plymouth 4312
Email: n.pcollie@xtra.co.nz
Aims: Providing entertaining country music to all age groups and genders. Assist members to improve skills in all presentations in country music competitions.
Contact: Angela Edwards
Phone: 06-753 8060
Postal address: PO Box 3211, Fitzroy, New Plymouth 4341
Aims: To provide workshops, seminars, information and assistance to anyone working to promote music education, at any level.
Contact: Judy Field
Phone: 06-756 7982
Fax: 06-756 7982
Mobile: 027 218 593
Address: 51 Cutfield St, Inglewood 4330
Email: alex.judy.field@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.menza.org.nz
Aims: Brass band providing musical services for civic and private functions. Also has an active programme of training players of brass instruments (all ages welcome). Senior band practises 7.30pm Monday and Thursday, JAY band practises 4.30pm on Wednesdays during the school year.
Contact: Ken Austin
Phone: 06-758 4429
Address: 2 Rogan St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 353, New Plymouth 4340
Email: ken.austin@clear.net.nz
Contact: Deborah
Phone: 06-757 2072
Aims: To perform orchestral concerts for New Plymouth.
String quartet, string trio and string duet.
Contact: Joan Gaines
Phone: 06-759 0281
Postal address: 26 Tukapa St, New Plymouth 4310
Email: gaines@xtra.co.nz
Aims: To provide registered teachers to students in a wide range of instruments/vocal.
Contact: Elaine Schreiber
Phone: 06-756 8278
Fax: 06-756 8278
Mobile: 027 354 513
Address: 17 Kauri St, Inglewood 4330
Aims: The promotion and fostering of jazz music. Club meetings are held on the third Sunday of each month at the New Plymouth RSA from 4pm to 7pm.
Contact: Bob Campbell
Phone: 06-755 2238
Fax: 06-755 2238
Email: rhlcampbell@clear.net.nz
Address: 47 Glamis Ave, Bell Block, New Plymouth
Postal address: Taranaki Jazz Club, PO Box 408, New Plymouth 4340
Aims: Fostering country music, traditional style. We run our traditional Country Music Awards every Easter.
Contact: John Lancaster
Mobile: 021 1659 230
Address: Ferndale Hall, Barry St, New Plymouth
Postal address: PO Box 691, New Plymouth 4340
Email: lancaster@xtra.co.nz