I am pleased to report that The Craft Collectives Christmas Craft Market last Saturday was a roaring success. It was nice to see the bar humming away in the daytime while hundreds of new people wandered through exclaiming “I had no idea this place was here.” Rosie, Aine and Aoife stayed up all Friday night [...]

You should all mark next Thursday December 2 in your diaries. We are proud to be hosting Jeff the Brotherhood from Nashville. Armed only with a three stringed guitar,  a beaten up drum kit and a fox tail, what they lack in gear, JEFF The Brotherhood compensates with guts in ten fold. Gigging anywhere from [...]

Awesome Thursday night with Motorcycle Restoration evening followed by Piha Rescue. In good news, we got the bike running and the clutch sorted. At about 10pm, I triumphantly roared up High Street – bang-bang-bang. Then I realised I was unlicenced, un-registered, un-warranted, without lights, without helmet and about a pint past where I should have [...]

We still have some dates left in December for you guys to have your Christmas parties here. You can book out a section of the outside area and it will feel like you are a VIP. We can sort you out drink specials and arrange whatever type of food you want. Entertainment is packed throughout [...]

What an excellent Thursday night we had. With three well-attended events, it almost felt like the good old pre-quake days . I thought it was quite a funny combination to be running Dr. Sketchy’s life drawing class inside the ba,r while at the same time doing motorcycle restoration evening outside. Inside you have a bunch [...]

You may have seen the Matchless sitting round outside the bar. The intention is for the bike to become the Bodgie Beer bike once we get the brand going properly. However, having been distracted by winter, earthquakes and caravans, the old thing has been nothing but neglected. As these seems to be plenty of you [...]

Vincent’s new poster has been voted top three posters done by Vincent. Better than a ninja and a cowboy? We will leave it to you to decide. Tim wants it noted his favourite is bottom right.

Thanks to the whole Dr. Sketchy’s crew for another awesome night. The Greek/Roman theme worked a treat and when I left the bar I wondered if the whole event might descent into a Caligulaesque party. Tim tells me most of them kept there clothes on and no sex toys were found in the toilet. Following [...]

Awesome party on Saturday night with Von Klap supported by the ever-talented Nadia Reid. Thanks to everyone who came out after the aftershocks to support the band. It was really nice to see every-one’s faces again and to see the pub, which has been sitting sad and lonely, humming again. For the record, this is [...]

Guys. Forget any other plans you might have had. We have an awesome weekend’s entertainment coming up. Friday night we are proud to be hosting The Pickups. We are big fans of Will Daymond and if the music is anywhere near as cool as his hair, it’s sure to be a blast. Then on Saturday [...]