The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country

Woolshed show a fun night out for Rotorua farmers

Shauni James
By Shauni James
Rotorua Weekender reporter·Rotorua Daily Post·
7 Oct, 2016 03:42 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

WOOLSHED: Locals will have the chance to experience a woolshed performance by Sons of a Bitch and Mel Parsons in Rotorua early next month. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

WOOLSHED: Locals will have the chance to experience a woolshed performance by Sons of a Bitch and Mel Parsons in Rotorua early next month. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Farming can be a stressful business - but a woolshed concert in Rotorua next month aims to promote farmers' well-being while also giving them a good night out.

The Sons of a Bitch and Mel Parsons North Island Woolshed Tour 2016 is coming to Rotorua on November 2.

The North Island tour follows The Bitches' Box and Mel Parsons' smash-hit sell-out tour of the South Island earlier this year.

The show will feature award-winning folk and country artist Mel Parsons and in "Sons of a Bitch" Amelia Dunbar and Emma Newborn.

Parsons said each show started with a fundraising barbecue which went for about an hour, raising funds for a school.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"It's really lovely, it turns into a bit of a community gathering."

She said they were also taking the tour partner Farmstrong's campaign message on the road with them.

The campaign aims to get farmers off the farm for the night, to have some fun, and to promote mental health and well-being in small communities.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Parsons said farmers had a constant battle on their hands with the market and weather, and that it was a stressful business, so it was good there were organisations such as Farmstrong focusing on health and well-being.

She said there had been many times where they had performed in woolsheds and they liked getting to meet great people in rural places.

"The shows are special because it's a unique concept, rather than performing in a theatre.

"It's just a really interesting experience for people and it's good fun."

On the night she performs a solo music show performing new and old original songs and Sons of a Bitch follows - a theatre comedy show about dogs.

"It's very, very funny. It really is a good, fun night out. People come away really happy and it's a really great community get-together."

Throughout the tour they will be travelling by horse truck.

Parsons said it was great and had sleeping quarters in the front, with storage in the back for seating and production equipment.

Tickets were selling quite quickly, she said.

The Details:
What: Sons of a Bitch and Mel Parsons: North Island Woolshed Tour 2016
Where: Haddy's Place, 540 Poutakataka Rd, Rotorua
When: Wednesday November 2, 6pm
Tickets: $42.50, phone 0800 BUY TIX (289 849) or visit www.eventfinda.co.nz.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save

    Share this article

Latest from The Country

The Country

How traditional Māori farming methods boost modern agriculture

19 Jun 05:01 PM
The Country

What Bremworth’s $2m Kāinga Ora contract means for Whanganui

19 Jun 05:00 PM
The Country

Young Farmers involvement 'life-changing' for Carla

19 Jun 04:59 PM

Jono and Ben brew up a tea-fuelled adventure in Sri Lanka

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

How traditional Māori farming methods boost modern agriculture

How traditional Māori farming methods boost modern agriculture

19 Jun 05:01 PM

Matariki hākari is the time to celebrate the kai that comes from the land of Kiwi farms.

What Bremworth’s $2m Kāinga Ora contract means for Whanganui

What Bremworth’s $2m Kāinga Ora contract means for Whanganui

19 Jun 05:00 PM
Young Farmers involvement 'life-changing' for Carla

Young Farmers involvement 'life-changing' for Carla

19 Jun 04:59 PM
Premium
‘Ardern lives in exile’: Jones attacks gas ban, calls for apology in fiery hearing

‘Ardern lives in exile’: Jones attacks gas ban, calls for apology in fiery hearing

19 Jun 05:00 AM
Help for those helping hardest-hit
sponsored

Help for those helping hardest-hit

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP