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The People and Chaotic Blaze rock onto the national podium

June 17, 2025 1:19pm

Hibiscus Matters


Jun 17, 2025 1:19pm

From left, The People and Chaotic Blaze.

Two of  Whangaparāoa College’s rock bands earned places on the podium at the 2025 North Shore finals for the Smokefreerockquest competition. 

Four bands from  Whangaparāoa College had earlier qualified for the North Shore finals. (Hibiscus Matters, June 2). 

The People placed third, performing two of their original compositions.

“The energy in the crowd was awesome,” the group said on Instagram.

Second placed band, Chaotic Blaze, will now advance onto the national finals in September, expected to bring their signature chaos to the competition.

The winners of the national finals will earn $10k worth of musical equipment from the Rockshop, along with an NZ On Air Recording and Video Grant, while the National Top 15 acts will have a song recorded in a professional studio.

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