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Kōrero: Nightclubs

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Origins and development of nightclubs

Staircase, Auckland

Staircase, Auckland

Dancing the night away, 1869

Dancing the night away, 1869

Music and dancing banned, 1868

Music and dancing banned, 1868

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Cabarets and wartime clubs, 1920s to 1950s

Dixieland cabaret, Auckland

Dixieland cabaret, Auckland

Club manager, 1921

Club manager, 1921

Dressed for dancing, 1927

Dressed for dancing, 1927

Nightlife boom

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Loosening up, 1950s and 1960s

Crystal Palace, Auckland

Crystal Palace, Auckland

Dine and dance, 1955

Dine and dance, 1955

A drink or two, 1959

A drink or two, 1959

Lining up outside the Monaco

Lining up outside the Monaco (1 o 3)

Club band, 1960s

Club band, 1960s (2 o 3)

'Nitespot', 1960s

'Nitespot', 1960s (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Nightclub boom, 1970s to 2000s

Mapping the 1970s club scene

Mapping the 1970s club scene

Zwines

Asylum, 1980s

Tudor Towers, 1980s

Tudor Towers, 1980s

Devotion dance party, 1992

Devotion dance party, 1992 (1 o 3)

Ministry, 2009

Ministry, 2009 (2 o 3)

Party pills

Party pills (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Strip clubs

Pink Pussycat club

Pink Pussycat club

Peeling off the layers

Peeling off the layers

Le Balcon

Getting ready, Liks, 2002

Getting ready, Liks, 2002

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Redmer Yska, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/nightclubs/media (accessed 20 August 2019)

Story by Redmer Yska, published 5 Sep 2013