Heat
May 24, 2025
Heat
Heat
Final
June 14, 2025
Video Submission Deadline
2024 Results -
1st Place Band: Lo Carb - St Paul's Collegiate School
2nd Place Band: Abstract Fish Lungs - Fairfield College, Raglan Area School
3rd Place Band: Hoon - Hillcrest High School
1st Place Solo-Duo: SUMMER JANE - Sacred Heart Girls’ College (Hamilton)
2nd Place Solo-Duo: Nga mokopuna o te kaupapa Nga Taiatea Wharekura
1st Place Smokefree Tangata Beats Band: Clean Up - Cambridge High School, St. Peters High School
1st Place Smokefree Tangata Beats Solo-duo: Nga mokopuna o te kaupapa - Nga Taiatea Wharekura
Smokefree Best Vocal: Clean Up - Cambridge High School, St. Peters High School (Cambridge)
Musicianship (jointly awarded to): Drummer of Wavy State of Mind - Raglan Area School
Musicianship (jointly awarded to): Bass player of Running Fred - Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham), St John's College (Hillcrest), Waikato Diocesan School For Girls, Hamilton Boys' High
ZM Best Song Award: The flats - Cambridge High School (2nd song)
APRA Lyric Writers Award: Hazy and the Jays - Thames High School
Rockshop Electronically Assisted Performance: Nga mokopuna o te kaupapa - Nga Taiatea Wharekura
Tunes of Waikato winner (jointly awarded to): Clean Up - Cambridge High School, St. Peters High School (Cambridge)
Tunes of Waikato winner (jointly awarded to): Wavy State of Mind - Raglan Area School
The bands selected at the heat to perform at the regional final were:
A C Whale - Hauraki Plains College
Smoke Alarm - Hamilton Christian School
Running Fred - Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham), St John's College (Hillcrest), Waikato Diocesan School For Girls, Hamilton Boys' High School
Married at the AA Meeting - Morrinsville College
Clean Up - Cambridge High School, St. Peters High School (Cambridge)
Wavy State of Mind - Raglan Area School
Abstract Fish Lungs - Fairfield College, Raglan Area School
Hazy and the Jays - Thames High School
The flats - Cambridge High School
Orange & Lime - St Paul’s Collegiate (Hamilton)
Hoon - Hilcrest High School
Lo Carb - St Paul's Collegiate School
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It says it in the title! Here you’ll find a step by step guide to how region-wide and nation-wide aspects of the programme work.
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Here you’ll find 2024 dates, the team behind Smokefreerockquest, history (including past winners and where they're from!), and FAQs
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Check out the awards up for grabs at our regional and national Smokefreerockquest events. Along with the placings for the top bands and solo/duos, we also have songwriting and musicianships awards.
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