Nambassa

1979 Nambassa Festival, Aerial Image

1981 Nambassa Festival at Waitawheta Valley near Waikino.

Nambassa, was a series of hippie-conceived festivals held between 1976 and 1981 on large farms around Waihi and Waikino in New Zealand.

People

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  Peter Terry founder and events coordinator.
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  'Holistic', Helena McEwen, Nambassa 1979 .
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  Doug Rogers and Paul Moss, Sound Engineers at Nambassa 1978.

Village Market

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  The Village Market, Nambassa 1981.
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  Pottery in the Vilage Market, Nambassa 1981.
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  Nambassa 1981, Village Market, 'Don Murchison' on Rudi Trudi Rooster.

Performers

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  Beaver, singer from NZ, at Nambassa 1978.
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  'Citizen Band', on Main Stage, Nambassa 1978.
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  'Little River Band' at the Main Stage, Nambassa 1979.
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  'Split Enz' on Main Stage, Nambassa 1979.
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  Barry McGuire at the 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1979.
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  John Mayal on Redhat at Nambassa 1981.
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  Negative Theatre performing at the Nambassa 1979 Main Stage.
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  Split Enz at Nambassa January 1979.
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  Jonathan Daemion at Nambassa 1979.

Nambassa Winter Show with Mahana

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  Space Angels in the Return of the Ancients, 1978 Nambassa Winter Show.
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  Nambassa Winter Show, Prince of darkness in action in, "Return of the Ancients".1978.
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  1978 Nambassa Winter Show, Rock Opera, NZ Tour.
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  Mahana Rock opera, 1978 Nambassa Winter Show.
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  Ted Chapman and Norma Leaf on Nambassa Winter Show.1978.
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  Mahana's John Tucker, Bobby Simmons, Dale Whitcombe and John Cossar at Nambassa 1978.
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  Mahana on main stage at Nambassa 1979.
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  Mother Centre Meeting, Nambassa Winter Show, 1979.
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  Mahana on Redhat Theatre at Nambassa 1981.

Workshops

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  1978 Yoga workshop.
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  1978 Woodturning workshops.
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  'Holistic' Christian workshop at Nambassa 1979.
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  A health workshop at Nambassa 1978.
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  Mobile Homes workshop, 1981 Nambassa.
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  A Weaving workshop at Nambassa 1981.
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  Traditional Maori carving workshop, at Nambassa.

Alternative energy

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  A Gas Producer at Nambassa, 1979.
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  Solar Cooker workshop at Nambassa, 1918.
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  A Housetruck with handmade wind-generator, 1981 Nambassa.
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  Alternative Energy centre Gas Producer at Nambassa 1981.

Activism

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  Friends of the Earth workshop, Nambassa 1978.
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  Eva Rickard campaigning for land rights at Nambassa 1979.
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  Ina May Gaskin lecture at the Nambassa 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1981.
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  Values Party canvassing at Nambassa 1979 & 1981, New Zealand.
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  1981 festival joins for World Peace.
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  Bastion Point activist campaign at Nambassa alternatives festival 1981.

1978 Nambassa

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  1978 Main Stage.
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  'Mahana' on Aerial Railway, Nambassa January 1978.
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  Road show fayre, Nambassa 1979.
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  Housetruck construction for the Roadshow, Nambassa 1978.

1979 Nambassa

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  Nambassa 1979 Cultural Performce with Dragon Dance.
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  'Holistic' Hare Krishna at Nambassa 1979.
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  Barry McGuire on Nambassa 1979 Main Stage.

1981 Nambassa

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  Limbs Dance Company on Redhat, Nambassa 1981.
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  1981 Arnhemland Aboriginal Performance on Open Air Theatre.
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  Aboriginal dance at Nambassa 1981.
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  1981 People
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  1981 Maori Culture group. Photographer Paul Gilbert.
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  Arnhemland and Torrest Strait dance company, Nambassa 1981.

Camping and Housetrucks

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  Housetrucks and camps at Nambassa 1981.
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  A housetruck at Nambassa 1978.
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  House-bus, Nambassa 1981.
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  Housetrucks and camping at Nambassa 1981.
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  Camping, in Mobile Homes, 1981.