Home Images and media photos Nambassa at Waitawheta Valley in 1981

Nambassa at Waitawheta Valley in 1981

An aerial view of the 1981 Nambassa Festival site in the Waitawheta Valley near Waikino. The third and final Nambassa attracted a smaller but no less involved audience.

This image Appears In 1 Article:

  • Redwood 70 festival poster
    Rock music festivals

Keywords

music
music festivals
waikino
nambassa
Credit

Image: Nambassa Trust and Peter Terry, http://www.nambassa.com. Sourced from Wikipedia.

How to cite this page

'Nambassa at Waitawheta Valley in 1981', URL: /media/photo/nambassa-waitawheta-valley-1981, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 12-May-2014

RELATED TO NAMBASSA AT WAITAWHETA VALLEY IN 1981

Events

  • 1 March 1862

    Charles Thatcher gives first NZ performance
  • 17 April 1880

    First inter-city brass band contest
  • 9 February 1900

    Wanganui Opera House opened
  • 21 June 1964

    The Beatles land in NZ
  • 27 June 1975

    Mark Williams hits no. 1
  • 29 September 1862

    NZ's first professional opera performance

  • 2 October 1986

    'Slice of Heaven' hits No. 1
  • 18 October 1954

    NZ Opera Group's first opening night
  • 8 May 1970

    'Cheryl Moana Marie' hits no. 1
  • 18 January 1980

    'Montego Bay' hits number one
  • 6 March 1947

    Debut performance of NZ Symphony Orchestra
  • 14 March 1980

    Split Enz hit no.1 with 'I got you'
See 4 more related events...

Biographies

  • Tex Morton
  • Frank Hofmann
  • Mavis Rivers
  • Douglas Lilburn
  • Oswald Cheesman
  • Vincent Aspey
  • Howard Morrison

Articles

  • Rock music festivals
  • The Beatles in New Zealand
  • New Zealand Music Month
  • Links - arts and literature

Community contributions

1 comment has been posted about Nambassa at Waitawheta Valley in 1981

What do you know?

Joanne Mercer

Posted: 15 Dec 2015

Waitawheta Nambassa was on my Dads farm, Ian Mercer. We still have the water tank that was left there..