Wedding DJs & bands in Waikato

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

Hamilton

Mike Conlon performs as a solo looping artist, building up live instrumentation and vocals in real time to create a fuller band sound on his own, and also offers a DJ set as part of the same booking. His repertoire draws from covers across genres, and he plays weddings around Hamilton, Waikato and Auckland.

• Act

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

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

Sounzgood DJs supplies LED dance floors and photo booths as hire add-ons alongside its DJ sets, plus a standalone MC hire option. The business has worked events at Napier venues including the Crown Hotel, Brookfields Vineyards and the Napier War Memorial and Conference Centre, and covers Napier, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Rotorua.

• DJ
• MC services
• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auckland

The Dobros are a sibling duo from Auckland who build a fuller sound than a typical duo using guitars, piano accordion, harmonicas, bass, octopad and cajon alongside foot-controlled percussion pedals. Their style is a rock, folk and acoustic fusion, taking familiar songs and reworking them in their own arrangement rather than playing them straight.

• Duo
• Rock
• Country / folk
• Acoustic

Auckland

Wolves and Ravens scales from an acoustic duo for the ceremony up to a full band for the reception, moving through contemporary pop and rock, classic hits, country and jazz and soul sets across the day. Members have played major festival stages including Rhythm and Vines. The band brings its own PA, digital mixing and lighting, plus a battery-powered rig for ceremonies without power on site.

• Band
• Pop
• Rock
• Classic hits