Wedding DJs & bands in Bay of Plenty

Mount Maunganui

Autangi Ensemble is a classical strings group based in Mount Maunganui, scaling from solo violin or cello up to a full string quartet depending on the occasion. They play ceremonies and receptions from an existing repertoire or a couple's chosen pieces, and cover Rotorua, Taupo, Hamilton, Cambridge, the Coromandel, Whakatane and Tauranga.

• Act
• Classical

Mount Maunganui

Copper Skies is Sam and James, an acoustic guitar and cajon duo from Mount Maunganui playing a mix of rock, country, pop, blues, folk and Irish songs. They aim for a full-band energy despite the stripped-back lineup, covering everything from ceremony music through to a complete day of wedding coverage across New Zealand.

• Duo
• Rock
• Country / folk
• Pop

Tauranga

Cue DJs runs sound systems paired with colour-changing intelligent lighting, and travels between Tauranga, Taupo and Napier at no extra charge. The business also offers photo booth hire alongside its DJ sets, covering weddings and corporate events across the wider Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay.

• DJ
• Own sound & lighting

Tauranga

Epoch Events NZ is run by Chris Ramage, who DJs and MCs weddings from a Tauranga base and is open to travelling further afield. Rather than working from a fixed genre list, he tailors each playlist to the couple, shifting from relaxed background music through dinner to a full dancefloor later in the night.

• DJ
• MC services
• Own sound & lighting

Ohauiti, Tauranga

Groove DJs is led by Dutch, who supplies ceremony audio, wireless microphones, reception sound and dancefloor lighting all set up before guests arrive. Beyond the DJ booth, the Tauranga-based business hires out light-up marquee letters, runs laser and cloud-effect lighting, and can livestream the event for guests who cannot attend in person.

• DJ
• Own sound & lighting

Tauranga

Homebrewed DJs is based in Tauranga and plays weddings across a wide stretch of the North Island, from Northland and Auckland down through Hawke's Bay, Taranaki and Wellington. The business is active on several social platforms, including a dedicated SoundCloud page of past sets.

• DJ

Tauranga

Midnight Fizz is fronted by Sammie Campbell, Kane Sherwood, Manuel Kahura and Sam Shirley, with an expanded lineup available that adds a saxophone. Their set moves through country, rock, funk, RnB and classic hits, and the band covers the ceremony, canape hour and full reception. Based in Tauranga, they travel throughout the Bay of Plenty and further afield.

• Band
• Country / folk
• Rock
• Soul / R&B / funk

Tauranga

Third Space is a Tauranga-based band covering ceremony music for the aisle walk, canape-hour sets and the reception, with their own sound gear and engineering handled in-house. The band also learns a couple's chosen song to perform live for the first dance, and travels around the wider Bay of Plenty, Whakatane and Rotorua.

• Band

Gisborne

Annabelle and Ash are a husband-and-wife duo offering live acoustic music, a DJ set, or a combined live-and-DJ booking for the reception. Together they have played weddings, corporate events and conferences around New Zealand and overseas, moving between live performance and DJing within the same event.

• Duo

Christchurch

DangerBaby scales from an acoustic duo up to a full band lineup, playing pop, rock, retro and Kiwi classics with dual male and female lead vocals. The band also runs a dedicated 80s tribute show alongside its regular wedding sets, and travels throughout New Zealand for events.

• Band
• Own sound & lighting
• Pop
• Rock

Hamilton

Hamilton DJ Hire performs live rather than playing pre-recorded sets, running sound and lighting that can shift from ambient dinner music to full nightclub effects through the same night. The business also offers photo booth hire with instant prints, and covers Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupo across the Waikato region.

• DJ
• Own sound & lighting

Christchurch

Headrush is a Christchurch covers band fronted by Antony Pickard, Luke Smillie, Stephen McDaid and Andy Genge, moving across country, soul, blues, jazz, rock and pop depending on the room. Each member doubles on multiple instruments, and the band plays corporate events, functions and weddings throughout New Zealand, tailoring the set to suit the crowd.

• Band
• Rock
• Pop
• Country / folk

Auckland

Kiwi DJs runs indoor and outdoor PA systems with a cordless microphone and takes requests throughout the night, letting couples build their own song list rather than a set playlist. The team plays weddings nationwide, with dedicated pages for Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch, Wellington and Tauranga.

• DJ
• MC services
• Own sound & lighting

Hamilton

My Event DJ bundles ceremony sound, MC duties, reception sound and dancefloor lighting into a single booking, with a photo booth, 360 video booth or audio guestbook available as add-ons. Based in Hamilton with reach across the North Island, the team has played ceremonies at L'Orangerie and receptions at Mills Reef in the Bay of Plenty.

• DJ
• MC services
• Own sound & lighting

Auckland

NZDJ plays ceremony background music as guests arrive, then MCs the reception, coordinating moments like the first dance and bouquet toss. Song and genre choices are left to the couple, and lighting is set up to suit the room. Based in Auckland, the DJ also covers Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo and Napier.

• DJ
• MC services
• Own sound & lighting

Hamilton

Robinsons Entertainment offers weddings a choice of formats: a DJ, a live covers duo, or a combined DJ-and-duo set, alongside standalone lighting hire. The business covers Hamilton and the wider Waikato region, from Tauranga and Raglan through to the Coromandel and Taupo.

• Act
• Own sound & lighting

Hamilton

The Tim Armstrong Band is fronted by Tim Armstrong on guitar, keys and vocals, alongside Don McClumpha on bass and Nigel Sanderson on drums, and also runs dedicated Beatles and Elton John tribute shows. The Hamilton band has toured internationally and shared a stage with a saxophonist who had played with Paul McCartney and Wings, and plays weddings, corporate functions and school balls.

• Band
• Rock
• Pop
• Tribute act