Roslyn Nijenhuis photography

11/01/2025

Sit Down In Front at Punk It Up Holloween edition called Punk It Ween. Another major music event corrupted by Covid, which was postponed from the Punk It Up planned earlier in 2020. But so refreshing to see the spirit still alive and kicking. Cory the sit down singer honestly was physically animating. You had to have been there!

As this young Gisborne bands name suggests talented lead singer Cory Newman is wheelchair-bound. But who would actually notice as these fresh young punks are...

08/01/2025

Sharing my special Don McGlashan and The Mutton Birds video which I shot during some of my lowest physical moments. Thinking of my oldest sister Nicola Nijenhuis (Fluery), David Bowie and ELVIS PRESLEY who were all born on this day, 8th January.

At the North West Festival near Auckland New Zealand. A huge struggle for me to film this as I was within weeks of major orthopedic surgery during Covid Leve...

03/01/2025

RIP Dave McLean from Aucklands Johnny & the Hookers, then singer/guitarist in The Furys. I did see him double billed suitably with Chris Knox and Toy Love. The Furys also gigged with Androidss and in1979 with The Clean in Auckland.

The music community suffered another sad loss over the Christmas break when Dave McLean passed away on Xmas Day.

To those around the Auckland club scene in the 70s, 80s and beyond, Dave was the larger-than-life frontman of Johnny & The Hookers, who often double-billed with Toy Love at the Windsor Castle, and then with The Furys.

Live, Dave was a formidable figure; both bands were some of the wildest of their eras and big drawcards.

Rest well, Dave.

Our profile of The Furys: https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-furys

31/12/2024

This ODT article from 24-12-24 is a must read. Our PM Christopher Luxon with his coalition of right wing cronies are also very disturbing for Aotearoas peoples and environmental harmony. Welcome 2025 with Luxon not attending Waitangi day. How provocative! Just like how he took the back door to avoid entering the Dunedin Public Art Gallery front door. He couldn't face walking past me and 30ish other chanting "BUILD IT NOW, BUILD IT RIGHT" pro Dunedin Hospital peaceful protesters. I then photographed and videoed the action with Dunedin 'Class Acts' ( top school students) arriving past our well received by them applause. As they walked through the front door that Luxon shamefully avoided, I believe that those 'kids' will now have the wisdom to get rid and not vote for Luxons return. Lead by example, obviously not Luxon. Lying about Dunedin Hospital rebuild, and The Treaty Bill which he stated would not get a second Parliament reading. More lies to come. Three years of power and so much wrong can be done.

Weeks are turning into months for a decision on the new Dunedin hospital, leading to anger from civic leaders and concerns over how much the...

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas Folks! Am here with my amazing daughter Yasmin in Berlin way back on 7 July 2005. That very day was historical for tragic terrorism events in London. We were them enjoying a beautiful summer day until the chaos of travelling back. Hoping for more peace and less sufferings on earth asap!

24/12/2024

24/12/2024

The Shands Road Christmas Lights is a yearly seasonal event to raise funds for Motor Neurone disease.