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Rotorua Theatre Show
We are bringing our show to the Rotorua Convention Centre. Monday 9th November 11am.
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.co.nz, 0800 111 999.
Tauranga Baycourt Exhibition Space
We will be performing in Tauranga at theTauranga Baycourt Exhibition Space , Tuesday 10th November, 11am.
Whakatane Little Theatre
We will be performing in Whakatane, Wednesday 11th November, 11am at the Little Theatre.
We are coming to Gisborne!
We have some exciting news!
We are bringing our Theatre Show back to Gisborne.
The show includes an energetic blend of original music, dance, magic, mayhem and our renowned GIANT bubbles!
Gisborne War Memorial Theatre
Monday 5th October- 11am (School Holidays)
Tickets available from Stephen's PhotoPlus.Gladstone-Rd.
(06)868-8288 www.ticketdirect.co.nz
Te Kuiti Kindergarten
We will be performing a great 30 minute show at Auckland Zoo to open the memorial event for Kashin the Elephant this Sunday at 10am (Aug 30th). Admission to the Zoo is FREE for everyone this day, with official speeches around 1pm and entertainment until 5pm. Come along and make it a happy occasion, just the way Kashin would have wanted it!
We are bringing our Theatre Show to Putaruru!
TV3's Big Night In
This past four weeks has seen us perform at many places such as Elim Christian Kindergarten, Matiere School, Centrestage Theatre in Orewa, Weston Kindergarten and the Special Children’s Christmas Party in New Plymouth, Cambridge Early Learning Centre, Centreplace Hamilton, Great Lake Centre in Taupo, Frimley School Fundraiser in Hastings, Russell Birdman - Russell, Far North Community Centre in Kaitaia, Riverbank Theatre in Whangarei, Rose Theatre in Belmomt, Hawera Memorial Theatre, Exult Fundraiser in Tauranga, Rototuna Early Education in Hamilton and the Kiddywinks Kindergarten at Manurewa Baptist Church.
We have met lots of Children and want to thank all the parents for coming along and supporting what we do, we appreciate it!
It's been a busy few weeks for us, we have performed our first theatre shows in Levin and Wanganui. We also performed at Whitiora Kindergarten and were treated to a fabulous performance from the children after our show. Great Singing Kids!
We had a packed show at ABC Te Rapa and it was fantastic to have lots of parents come along and join in with all the fun.
Fun at Waipukurau!
Our Friends at life Church!
Who knows where Papamoa is?
We do! It's where our good friends from Bright Beginnings Childcare live. On Wednesday we got to perform a great half hour show for 100 cool kids and grown ups. The picture is of our friend Remy trying to tell a story to a group waiting for their bus. Joe is trying to distract them! Neil is nearly better and will be with us at shows in no time. Get well Neil!
Our friend James
We had a fantastic time performing a special show for our friend James recently! James had made a wish to some of our great friends at the Make-a-Wish foundation. He wished for a trampoline and a tree house. He got both, AND a special concert from his friends The Funky Monkeys! We invited our good friend Remy along to perform in the show because poor Neil wasn't feeling very well that day! Thanks James, and thanks Make-a-Wish, we had a great time!
Giant Kiwi
Our Friend Peter
The Make a Wish Foundation creates hope and happiness for children with life-threatening illnesses around the world. They
contacted us and asked us if we would help make a wish come true for their friend Peter.
Peter's wish was to have a new playground and to have The Funky Monkeys visit and perform at his party and we all thought performing at his show sounded like a great idea. sounded like a great idea. We had a really fun time meeting Peter and his family and friends. Here are some pictures from the day.
World Buddies
Here's Joe at Hukanui School with the talented kids in Room 9! This is when we recorded the gang vocals on our new song - World Buddies, which you can download for free at the World Buddies Website www.worldbuddies.org.nz . Big thanks to Mrs Prentice and Room 9 from The Funky Monkeys and World Vision!
Theatre Show Dates
We have confirmed some more dates for our Theatre Shows.
We are really excited with being able to take our show to towns that have never been able to see us in concert yet.
We are heading to Thames, Matamata, the North Shore, Fielding, Waipukurau, Masterton, Levin, Wanganui, Hawera, Kaitaia, Whangarei, Taupo and Orewa.
more info available from www.thefunkymonkeys.co.nz
Tickets on Sale Now! www.iticket.co.nz - 0508 484 253
(Taupo tickets from Ticketek)
Kindy Kids- Hamilton
Mish Mash Easter Picnic- Hamilton Lake
Our friends Ken and Bailey from the Mish Mash kids show on TV Central, asked us to come along to the Hamilton Lake to join in all the fun at their Easter Picnic. We had a fantastic time and it seemed like most of Hamilton also turned up!
Tune into TV Central and see the fantastic children's show "Mish Mash" 7.30am, 9.30am and 4pm
Royal Easter Show - Auckland
A concert with The Funky Monkeys at your School!
The Running of the Sheep, Te Kuiti!
Free Song "Worldbuddies"
Balloons Over Waikato
Hamilton Zoo
Thanks to everyone who came along to see our shows at the Zoo today. We really like doing shows at the Hamilton Zoo and there are lots of interesting animals to look at. Here's a picture of a funny chap we met enjoying the sun. Every time we go to the Hamilton Zoo something funny always happens and today when we arrived to set up the show, we noticed something really funny. There was 3 peacocks sitting up in the tree over the stage and compared to the sparrows in the tree they looked really, really, really big. They looked like giant birds!
A hat made from balloons!
Thanks, Hamilton West School
We had a great time performing at your School last night. We all agreed that Hamilton West School children have a huge amount of energy and can sing really good. We also played musical statues and we can tell you they are really good dancers as well.March 5th
Children"s Day- Raglan and Flagstaff (Hamilton)
We performed at two Children's Day events this year. The morning was spent performing at the beach in Raglan for the Maui Dolphin Day and in the afternoon we headed along to Flagstaff for the Discovery Park Children's Day.
Children's Day – Te Rā O Te Tamariki – provides New Zealanders with an opportunity to give time to children and take part in fun activities that start new traditions as well as continue old ones.
Children's Day has five important messages:
Giving time,
Praise and encouragement,
Listening and talking,
Love and affection,
New experiences,
This year's key theme is ‘listening and talking'.
Teddy Bears Picnic - Hamilton
The Funky Monkeys get to perform at many of the Teddy Bear Picnics around New Zealand, today it was Hamilton's turn. We get to meet lots of cuddly teddy bears and we always enjoy seeing all the children turn up with their little friendly friends, even some of the Hamilton mums and dads brought their teddy bears.
Well done to the Hamilton Parent Centre for putting together the really fun day.
Family Fun Race Day - Awapuni Racecourse - Palmerston North
Check out the funny picture of us, performing at the races in Palmerston North! It's the 2nd verse of the country song and we are pretending to milk cows. Joe looks really funny!
After our show we ran a fun skipping challenge and managed to get ten people skipping at once. Well done to all the skippers!
Feb 09
Wellington Teddy Bears Picnic!
Hunters Plaza - Papatoetoe
You can catch us performing free shows at Hunters Plaza, everyday from Monday 26th Jan to Saturday 31st Jan. Shows start at 12.30pm and finish at 1.15pm.
Jan 09
Picton Maritime Festival
There was lots and lots to do at this fun festival in Picton, If you didn't make it this year, then make sure you get along next year, it's a day not to be missed. We really liked all the cool pirate costumes, the fun treasure hunt and the pirate band. Thanks Pauline for looking after us and to the people of Picton, thanks for making us feel very welcome. As you can see from the picture it's a very beautiful town.
The Funky Monkeys at Rainbows End!
We have been performing shows everyday this month at Rainbows End, It's a really exciting place to spend a day and we have been having a great time. Here we are with some of our friends from Rainbows End. A huge hello to Aimee, Esther and Horace Horatio the Hare!
Favourite Rides!
Chris likes the Motion Master the best.
Joe likes the Corkscrew Coaster the best.
Neil likes the Gold Rush the best.
Fun at the Races- Trentham- Wellington
Splash Planet- Hastings!
We got to spend the day at Splash Planet, it's a very fun place with lots and lots of cool things to do. Our best friend Brenz Monkey came along and he couldn't believe how big the water slides are. They are amazing!
A special highlight for Dizzy Dog was meeting and dancing with Squirt from Splash Planet, they performed the chicken dance together during our show. We think Dancing with the Stars should give them a call.
Check out the picture as we board the "Fantasyland Express" with our friends Wiki, Mala and Teyana.
Come and see our show at Rainbows End!
Teddy Bears Picnic- New Plymouth!
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