Raggamuffin




 

Thanks firstly to all the fans and supporters on the day. The performers felt your aroha and the show that transpired was uniquely special partly because of you!

Raggamuffin would also like to thank:
The people of Rotorua that allowed Raggamuffin into their beautiful town and especially to all those who were inconvenienced by the noise and traffic on the day.

Special thanks goes out to Event & Venues Rotorua, especially Peter McLeod, Crispian Stewart, Tia Smith, Amanda, Noelani, Fabiola at Ticketmaster, the Auckland Museum and Ngati Whatua.

The Rotorua District Council and the local service teams that provided security, traffic management, buses, parking, child-care supervisors (Marie Malone, Michael Whaturia, Sarah King, Nikki Hitaua and Lyndsy Banks), Police, St John’s, the Fire Service, the Maori Wardens, merchandise sellers, stall holders, ushers, accommodation providers such as Tourism Conferences, the Grumpy Mole, The Catering Company, Eurest catering, Hepburns, Castlecorp and Event Fun.

The team: Robbie Barclay Productions, Gregg Skinner, Stuart and Lisa Lyall, Reuben Tilley, Jenny Morgan, Jessica Walker, Anna Brown, Gaylene Martin, Mandy Saies, Louise Haywood, JP, Larry and Carol Buchan, Dan at Phantom, Kik, Brian Waffer, Venue Security, Stephen Wilkinson from New Breed, and Gypsy Event Services.

Raggamuffin’s invaluable sponsors: Mai FM especially Natasha Meleisea, Juice TV especially Adam Stevenson, the Good Water Company, Pernod Ricard, DB and Playstation.

All the other media that covered the event especially the Rotorua Daily Post’s Kristen McFarlane, Christie Sammons at the Sunday Star Times, Radioworks, the Radionetwork, all the Iwi stations particularly Atiawa Toa, Tautoko FM, Ngati Hine FM, Sun FM, Radio Tainui, Nga Iwi FM, Tuwharetoa FM, Awa FM, Radio Ngati Porou, Moana & Tahi FM, Te Korimako FM, Maori TV and Pam at TVNZ.

Thanks to Thierry Panitier and Rae Foster from EMI Music for the sweet grooves of Raggamuffin Vol.2.

To our stars Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Ali Campbell, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Inner Circle, Kora, Unity Pacific, Three Houses Down, DJ Dubhead, MC’s Brent Mio, Sonny Kahika and buskers Regan Perry, Royal Falcon, Josh & Peri, Chris Webber, Eddie Newton and Pikiteora Mura-Hita, Unique, Sounz, Princess ATAK, and Dwarfstar Entertainment.

Lastly thanks to Temuera Morrison and his gorgeously talented whanau who provided a magic night in Rotorua that we will stay in our hearts and minds forever - Arohanui

 

 

Andrew McManus presents Rotorua Mai FM Juice TV Raggamuffin NZ