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Retro revival: Is Auckland the disco capital of New Zealand?
I’m wearing orange leg warmers slouched over pink roller skates, blue lace gloves and as many necklaces as Madonna would approve. Old school bangers are blaring and I’m surrounded by lycra and neon. Welcome to an 80s roller disco party. The disco subculture came to...
Rolling with it – By Zoe Hallett
I was recently approached by Zoe Hallett who wanted to write a profile about me for her uni project. I was very surprised I was interesting enough to write about! But if you know me, you know the one thing I'm great at is talking about myself. Poor Zoe had to sit...
Dust Off Your Skates, A 70’s Themed Roller Disco Is Coming To Auckland
The Urban List Though roller skating has been on an upward trajectory for a while now, it’s really come back in a big way this year. There’s been a recent surge in popularity due to ice skaters getting roller skates to train in lockdown as the ice rinks were all...
Meet the Kiwi women celebrating the retro pastime of rollerskating
This story was published on Woman This year, a group of Auckland women started meeting in a clandestine location each week. By day, they worked full-time and raised families, but by night, they shed that skin and transformed. Michele Martin, Justine Conroy and Tracy...
Roller skating sisters perform at Disco Inferno 70s dance party
Mercedes and I got the awesome opportunity to perform at Disco Inferno, a 70s dance party event held at Galatos, off Karangahape Rd in Auckland. We arrived at 8pm, saw the beautiful wooden floor of Galatos night club and immediately got super excited to skate! We were...
Covid-19 lockdowns breathe new life into roller skating, as sales go through the roof – Seven Sharp
The family favourite is making a comeback. Classes are booked out and boot sales are through the roof as young and old slip on the skates and give it a whirl. “It's a bit of a worry when you're more about the accessories sometimes more than the skill - but...
KEA Kids News: Rollerskating is making a massive comeback
Thanks to social media platform TikTok and the coronavirus pandemic, rollerskating has seen a surge in popularity both here and across the world. “Definitely over lockdown ... I think everyone was just looking for a hobby,” says Auckland skating coach Macarena...
How roller skating became the sport of the year – by Jihee Junn for The Spinoff
Few hobbies have captured the mainstream imagination in 2020 quite like roller skating. Jihee Junn explores the many reasons why. Just down the road from Auckland’s Glenfield mall is the ActivZone Indoor Sports Arena, an inconspicuous-looking building which, many...
What happens when Roller Skaters takeover Auckland City’s Timezone?
Roller girls take over Timezone in Newmarket to promote the launch of Crazy Eights Roller Skates, a new rental roller skate company in Auckland, New Zealand.
Liven up the night – Milly Tabak music video
From RNZ We’re proud to present the new single and video from Auckland Americana band Milly Tabak and the Miltones. ‘Liven Up The Night’ is the third single from their new album Honest Woman, which is out August 7. The band are playing an album release show at...