Press Release – I Love The Islands

The ‘I Love the Islands’ Benefit Concert NZ tour has raised $344,180.00* to aid Samoa after the recent Tsunami disaster. I Love the Islands Benefit Concerts

RAISE $344,000

The ‘I Love the Islands’ Benefit Concert NZ tour has raised $344,180.00* to aid Samoa after the recent Tsunami disaster.

Some of New Zealand’s top musicians rallied together to create a historical tour with concerts in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin. Artists who kindly donated their performances to the various gigs included:

Scribe, Savage, Tim and Neil Finn, Oscar Kightley, Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Yandall Sisters, Hollie Smith, Elemeno P, Nesian Mystik, Jordan Luck Band, J.Williams, Che-Fu & Kratez, Open Souls, Kirsten Morrell, Sweet & Irie, DJ Sirvere, Aaradhna, PNC, Devolo, Mareko, King Kapisi, Feelstyle, Adeaze, Cydel, Lapi Mariner, Ladi 6 and Parks, LA Mitchell, Mark Vanilau, Pacific Underground,  Three Houses Down, Herbs, Iva Lamkum, Rosita Vai, Bella Kalolo, Ruia Aperahama , Te Oranga Tonu Tanga: Reitu Cassidy, Sarah Wallace, Maria Wilson , Dugald Mackay, Pesamino Tili , Foalima Lemalu, Soul Deep, Boogiemen, Entropy Trio, MC Beau + Max Dad E , Koile, Shayne Carter , Lapi Mariner, Alphrisk,

plus many more.

A collective of the artists who performed at the I Love the Islands concerts travelled to Samoa on October 31st to announce the allocation of funds raised (thanks to Pacific Blue). $50,000 will be awarded to Lalomanu village and $50,000 to Poutasi village, both of which sustained some of the heaviest damage from the tsunami. The remainder of the money will be paid to the Samoa Tsunami 2009 Appeal Charitable Trust once hard costs and tax have been finalised. The villages and the trust will be required to provide a report in 2010 to confirm how the fundraising money from I Love the Island was applied.

I Love the Islands spokesperson, Ole Maiava is rapt with the generosity of New Zealand businesses. “Its thanks to all those talented people from the music, production and entertainment industry that gave us their valuable time free of  charge  that we are able to produce such an amazing result for the people of Samoa” Mr Maiava says.

The Chairman of the Samoa Tsunami Auckland Appeal Committee expressed his gratitude for the funds raised from the I Love the Islands concerts:

‘ On behalf of the Government and people of Samoa I wish to thank all those involved in organising these concerts, the musicians and artists who have voluntarily contributed their time and services to raise funds for our country and people worst affected by the Tsunami.  I also wish to thank the support from the New Zealand public. Faafetai, Faafetai Tele Lava. God Bless you All.Soifua,

Faolotoi Reupena Pogi

CONSUL GENERAL & Chairman of Samoa Tsunami Auckland 2009 Appeal Committee

*a financial report from Entertainment Accounting Ltd is available with a detailed breakdown of money raised from each concert

The ‘I Love the Islands’ organizing committee; Andy Murnane, Brotha D, Petrina George, Ole Maiava, Teresa Patterson; would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for very generously donating their time and resources to make the benefit concerts possible (in no particular order):

VECTOR ARENA, TICKETMASTER, PACIFIC MUSIC AWARDS TRUST,BRENT AND HELEN ECCLES, ROBBIE BARCLAY, LYNDA PARSONS, GRABASEAT / AIR NEW ZEALAND, NZ HERALD, NEW IDEA, PHANTOM BILLSTICKERS, MEDIAWORKS – TV3/C4, JUICE TV, SKY TV, TRADE ME, REAL GROOVY, SOUTH PACIFIC WATER, CITY EVENTS – AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL, THOM MUSIC, YAHOO! XTRA, STUFF.CO.NZ, RADIOWORKS – THE EDGE / MAI FM, THE RADIO NETWORK – ZM / FLAVA, NIU FM, SQUINT, UNDER THE RADAR, CHEESE ON TOAST,NZ MUSICIAN, AMPLIFIER, SUNDAY STAR TIMES / SUNDAY NEWS, EVENTFINDER, CITY SCENE, GROOVE GUIDE, 24/7 GIRL, GET FRANK, NZHERALD.CO.NZ, RIP IT UP, VISION100,  LAUREN CLOUGH, ABBIE RUTLEDGE, NIKKI STREATER, LORRAINE OWEN, SARAH OWEN,  PAUL JEFFCOAT, KIWI KREW, OCEANIA AUDIO, OCEANIA LIGHTING, COLLEGE HILL AUDIO, SOUTH PACIFIC TRUCKING, NZ BACKLINE HIRE, PETER GRUMLEY / TONE DEAF, TONY FLETT – STAGE MANAGEMENT, CAROL HARDING  - STAGE MANAGEMENT, BIG PICTURE NZ, IMAGE NZ LTD, ROLLER COASTER PRODUCTIONS, MARK ROACH @ MUSE, ALL CARD SERVICES, PROFILE PLUS, MULTIMEDIA.CO.NZ, RIMONI – PHOTOGRAPHY, STRATEGIC SECURITY, OCS – CLEANING, DELAWARE NORTH – CATERING, BOLD CO., COVER STAFF, ACTION TRAFFIC, ST JOHN’S – FIRST AID, FOSTERS , FRUCOR , TIP TOP , TOTAL LAUNDRY, JANDA PRODUCTIONS LTD , SHOWQUIP – NICK BARNFIELD, AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL EVENTS & FILM, WASTE MANAGEMENT TRANSPACIFIC INDUSTRIES GROUP LTD, GARRY BRANDON – PHOTOGRAPHY, JIMMY JIB CAMERA CRANES LTD, POS MAVAEGA, TANYA MUAGUTUTI’A, FLO LAFAI, JOY VAELE, CHRISTINE MEARS, TALIA-RAE MAVAEGA, BARBARA CARPENTER, SETA TIMO, HEMI LESATELE, CHRIS SEARLE, BOUNCE NZ, A&C LIGHTING, TONY SHEARD, AWE, HORIZON ENERGY SERVICES, BOHEIMER PROVIDER SERVICES, BLUE MONKEY RACKET, BAKERS DOZEN, CLASSIC HITS 90FM, CAPTURED MOMENT VIDEO, COAST FM, INTERISLANDER, 90.8 FM HAURAKI, NPDC EVENTS, DEVON HOTEL, FULFORD RADIOLOGY, GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL, HIREQUIP, JAM SOLUTIONS, JACOB RANDAL BACKLINE, EFTPOS SPECIALISTS TARANAKI, LIMELITE, RADIO SPORT 77.4AM TARANAKI, 100.4 MOST FM, CARE FIRST, MCDONALDS REAL ESTATE, MICHAEL RADICH, MONTROSE NEW PLYMOUTH, MORE FM TARANAKI, MOSHIMS, OPCAL, ORIGIN, PRO SAFE, PETER TENNENT AND COUNCILLORS, THE WATEFRONT HOTEL, TSB BANK, SINGER SONGWRITERS NEW PLYMOUTH, ST JOHN NEW PLYMOUTH, STACEY55, STUDIO 15 , TACT, TAFT, THE WAREHOUSE, TSB SHOWPLACE CREW, TSH AUDIO AND VISUAL, TRANZIT, VIVAN MEDICAL CENTRE, VERO INSURANCE, ZM 98.8, WASTE MANAGEMENT, NEWSTALK ZB, TIHI EVENTS, 94.8 TE KORIMAKO O TARANAKI, CHRIS MUAGUTUTIA, CECILE DRANSART CANTERBURY AND CHRISTCHURCH TOURISM, BRIAN HODGES VIDCOM, RACHEL WALTERS SPORT CANTERBURY, SAM UTA’I, EARL SIMPSON, TINA, SEGIA, CHANTEL PACIFIKA UNIT CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC, DIANE FENIKA MINISTRY OF PACIFIC ISLAND AFFAIRS, MARIA GODINET WATTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR PACIFIC PRACTICES, STEVE MARTIN HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR, SUZANNE ROWE THE LATIMER HOTEL, DENIS AND CHRIS 161 THE HEREFORD, SAM AND FLEUR C1 EXPRESSO CAFÉ, GEOFF CAVELL WINNIEGAGOES CITY, BARRY COX DOMINOS ADDINGTON, SHARON LINGHAM CROWN LIMOUSINES, JAN AND DAVE MACDONALDS RENTALS, NEIL COX, JEFF FULTON, NICK VASSAR – CHART, MARCUS WHITTENBY MAINZ, TIHI AND WIREMU PUANAKI TE KOTAHITANGA KAPA HAKA, REVERAND SAMOA MAVAEGA, REVEREND LAPANA FALETOLU, BLADE JONES, RANIERA DALLAS TAHU FM, SAM DAVIS, JAMES MENARRY, KARYN SOUTH RDU, EMILY MCLEAN ALPHA FM, PORT FM ASHBURTON, DYLAN THOMPSON HANCOCKS WINE AND SPIRITS, LORRAINE BARRY, TOM DALTON, TAOS, FA’AMOANA, CLAY PAVIEL, TUIA MELISSA STEWART, GAIL SILA ALLIANCE, JASON OTENE, STEVIE, DAVIE COMMOM GROUND, RED NGAIA SETU, PAUL NELSON TE ORA HAU, SHEENA BAINES, LAURA TAYLOR, KAT RALPH EVENT PRODUCTION TEAM CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL, LEE-MOR REICHMAN, JO BLAIR, JUDE MCCONE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL EVENTS DEVELOPMENT TEAM, LEE-MOR REICHMAN, JO BLAIR, ROBYN FENNELL, V-BASE CHCH CEO BRYAN PEARCE, HELEN GLENGARRY, JANE MAHONEY, KARINE LEGEAY FISHER, MAX JOINES AND STAFF, RUSSELL KENNY SPOTLESS, ROB FAALILO, MAIN EVENT SECURITY, DEAN TURNER OCS CLEANING SERVICES, DAVID JACKSON TICKETEK, STRATEGIC SECURITY, OCS, DELAWARE NORTH, BOLD CO. COVER STAFF, ACTION TRAFFIC, ST JOHNS, FOSTERS, FRUCOR, TIP TOP, TOTAL LAUNDRY, JANDA PRODUCTIONS LTD, SHOWQUIP, AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL EVENTS AND FILM, WASTE MANAGEMENT TRANSPACIFIC INDUSTRIES GROUP LTD, GARRY BRANDON, TARANAKI MAORI TOURISM TRUST, TARANAKI ANAESTHESIA SERVICES, MURRAY MCEWAN, NATIONAL BANK TARANAKI, NICHOLAS STEVENTON ENT, GOOD BONES ORTHOPAEDICS, PARIHAKA PEACE FESTIVAL, TE RUNANGA O NGATI RUANUI, MEDIA ARTS LAWYERS, DIGICELL, POLYNESIAN BLUE, AGGIE GREYS, APIA RENTALS, SAMOA SPORTS ASSOCIATION, ARAI TE URU KOKIRI TRAINING CENTRE, AUDIOWORKSHOP, DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL DUNEDIN CENTRE, EVENT PRODUCTION COMPANY, NZCU SOUTH, PARIHAKA INTERNATIONAL PEACE FESTIVAL, SCENIC HOTELS – SOUTHERN CROSS, SOUTHERN LIGHTS & SERVICES, 10 BAR, ALLAN CLARK PHOTOGRAPHS, BACCHUS WINE BAR, BIG LIMO, BIG PHOTO DUNEDIN, CADBURY’S, CAROUSEL, CHANNEL 9, COLORTRONICS, CORSO, COSMIC CORNER, DÉJÀ VU HAIR STUDIO, DI LUSSO BAR, D-SCENE, DUNEDIN SECURITY CENTRE LTD, GREENMAN BREWERIES, HULMES COURT, NICK MENZIES PHOTOGRAPHY, PAASHA TURKISH CAFÉ, PHANTOM BILLSTICKERS, RADIO 1, RADIO NETWORK, RADIOWORKS, SOUTH PACIFIC WATER, TANGENTE CAFÉ & BAKERY, TAUIWI SOLUTIONS, ORB COMMUNICATIONS – TELECOM, THE REEF SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & BAR, UP FRONT SECURITY, WESTPAC DUNEDIN, ANGELA CAMERON, BRIAN FILIPO, CEL TAANI, DALE COTTON, DEANO SHIRRIFFS, ESHAN DEAN, HILIAKO IAHETO, IAN CHALMERS, JACINTA NIELSEN, JAMIE WALKER, JESS TUHEGA, JULIE STEEL, KARINA NAFATALI, KIMI IAHETO, KYLIE WATKINS, LEANGELA AIONO, LEIGAN SLADE, LYNETTE COLLINS-WATSON, MANEA TEKII, MARIA WILSON, MARIE LAUFISO, MICHEAL CRACROFT-WILSON, MICHAEL LAUFISO, MICHAEL MATA’AFA, NAFA NAFATALI, NGARANGI MATTHEWS, NINEVA VAITUPU, PAI TAANI, PETE SEFO, PIP LAUFISO, REIPAE LAUFISO-CASSIDY, REITU CASSIDY, REWANA NAFATAILI, RHYS TILYARD, ROSALIE FELETI-IVALA, ROSEMARY CHALMERS, SANDRA MATA’AFA, SARAH WALLACE, SEAH PENIAMINA, TELESIA LEI, TAGIILIMA FELETI, TOM MARTIN, PIP LAUFISO, ANAND ROSE, TANYA MUAGUTUTI’A, POS MAVAEGA,  PATI UMAGA, DLT, DAN LABAN, DANIEL HARRISON, TARAN PARIS, MONIQUE PEAKMAN,

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