mr sterile Assembly
Avant-noise outsider-punk, an anarchic cacophony of politics and fun Mr Sterile Assembly (MSA), formed in…
The Wellington punk archive
Rogernomix
Shoeless recession-core D-beat punx straight outta the Turret. Rogernomix were a twin-vocal d-beat punk band…
The Normals
The Normals, Wellington’s pioneering punk band, formed in 1978 with Graham Hood on bass, Dazee…
Coexister
Coexister (Co-existir) was a five-piece punk-crust-metal band formed in 2007. Kallie, Samantha and Sarsha all…
DÄHTM
DÄHTM, is a doom-punk trio from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/ Wellington, featuring twin detuned guitars, and drums…
Stress Ghetto
Stress Ghetto are a Wellington-based three-piece power-violence band known for their short, savage bursts of…
Punkfest 2026 (compilation)
A compilation covering 15 of the 18 bands (no DAHTM, Stress Ghetto, Out Of Luck)…
Fiscal Hole / Maced
After years of seemingly irretractable scene-beef between the punk tribes of Auckland and Wellington (see…
DÄHTM: Death Throes
Death Throes is a cassingle release by Te Whanganui-a-Tara doom band DÄHTM. Released to coincide…
No Sector/ Peracetic
A split release between No Sector and Canadian band Peracetic. Released in August 2025 by…
FOG: Spring
Spring is the second EP released by Aotearoa punk band FOG. Released in August 2025…
No Sector: Mercury Poisoning
Mercury Poisoning is a six song EP by Wellington band No Sector, released in May,…
Punkfest 2026
Friendly and Rungus! Punkfest returned to Wellington over Labour Weekend 2026, marking 30 years since…
2026, September 5, Mount Eden Scout Hall
Release show for the Maced / Fiscal Hole split 7" EP, put out by Plebiscite…
2026
January Jan 20, Slacker: You Go To War With The Army You Have February Feb…
Neil Roberts Day 2025
2025 marked 10 years since the revival of Neil Roberts Day as a Whanganui based…
2025, September 6, Conquest, Hiroshima
Aotearoa anarcho-punks Fog played Hiroshima venue Conquest on September 6, the second date of their…
2025, August 22-31, Forced Starvation Japan tour
Wellington grindcore band Forced Starvation played eight shows in Japan in August 2025, following the…