About Us
We're all volunteers here and always looking for people to help make the site better. If you'd like to contribute please get in touch.
outdoorstyles.co.nz is here to spread the word about Outdoor Music Festivals in Aotearoa, as well as to demonstrate to the world why New Zealand is the place to be for outdoor music festivals.
The simple story of bringing together fun people to listen to some music and spend some time out of town is something that we see value in, and think it's worth promoting.
The combination of New Zealand's breathtaking and diverse landscapes, incredibly talented musicians and our people's strong connection to the land is what we believe makes the Aotearoa Outdoor Style so unique and special.
We want to keep it this way and also would hate to see the commercial side take over like it has in places that aren't New Zealand. The "V Festival" or the "Wireless Festival" just doesn't work for us. We say: "keep it roots, keep it real."
We also know that these things take a lot of planning and aren't always light on your pockets of money either, so we want to make sure you are well informed to get all you can out of your festivals. outdoorstyles.co.nz aims to provide good, unbiased information so you know what you're up for and also to make sure you know what you need to stay alive. Generally the key to staying alive is is shelter, water and food, and sometimes the outdoors doesn't spoon feed you so you need to come prepared.
New Zealand Outdoor Music Festivals focus on quality and detail, not quantity which is why our outdoor festivals often labeled 'intimate' compared to other larger international festivals such as Glastonbury and SXSW.
We've only been running since October 2007 so we're allowing some time for the internet grapevine to do it's thing, but lookout for a few more website features in the future. In January 2008, we introduced user accounts and photo posting. Next on our to-do list is a car-pooling section: we're all going to and coming from the same place, so we might as well team up and save on transport costs. Maybe score some extra buddies to add to your myspacebook account or something.
We are always keen to hear from people who would like to contribute. Festival reviews, photos, ideas, whatever you have to offer we would be keen to hear from you.
Feel free to get in touch to let us know what you think, tell us about an event we've missed, send us photos or event reviews, or just say hello.
Outdoor Styles is a Seagull / Reuben Williams project and is hosted on carbon neutral servers.