Wakatipu High School band members Haven (from left) Harrison Maguire (drums), Ryan Connaghan (guitar/vocals) and Jack Wilson (guitar) after winning the Smokefreerockquest regional final at Queenstown Memorial Centre on Saturday. Haven, made up of Ryan Connaghan (14), Harrison Maguire (14) and Jack Wilson (15) won the Central Otago regional final of Smokefreerockquest at the Queenstown Memorial Hall on Saturday. Only six bands and two solo/duos, from about 70 regional finalists, make September's national final in Auckland. The Smokefree Pacifica Beats national final will be held on September 1 at the Dorothy Winstone Centre in Auckland, followed a day later by the Smokefreerockquest national final. Results were:Band section: Haven, Wakatipu High School, 1; Cheery Moon, Wakatipu High School, 2; The Usual Strangers, Cromwell College, 3.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 02, 2017 18:11 UTC