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Kōrero: Nightclubs

Ministry, 2009

The rise of the DJ changed the notion of live music in clubs. By the 1990s a headline act in a club was more likely to play a turntable than a musical instrument. The Upbeats' ‘Carousel ft kemo’ music video includes footage from a Christchurch club, Ministry, in the 2000s.

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Redmer Yska, Nightclubs – Nightclub boom, 1970s to 2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/39173/ministry-2009 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Redmer Yska, i tāngia i te 3 December 2012.