| Mountain Rock Music Festival | |
|---|---|
 Mountain Rock withKevin Borich on stage | |
| Locations | Ballance nearWoodville, later nearPalmerston North |
| Coordinates | 40°24′08″S175°48′04″E / 40.402243°S 175.801184°E /-40.402243; 175.801184 (Ballance) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Years active | 1992 to 1996 |
| Founders | Paul Geange and Paul Campbell |
Mountain Rock Music Festivals, held on a farm nearWoodville and later moved to a site nearPalmerston North, were widely celebratedKiwi music events inNew Zealand during the 1990s. The event was created and promoted byPaul Geange andPaul Campbell, a Palmerston North Musician and founder of the infamous El Clubbo and the Palmerston North Musician's Society.[citation needed]
New Zealand's online encyclopaedia,Te Ara, notes that "There are regular jazz, folk, ethnic and country music awards and festivals, some of which have been in existence for decades. Large music festivals, for exampleSweetwaters,Nambassa andThe Big Day Out, have been staged periodically since the 1970s."[1]
Mountain Rock Music Festival III:
TheMaori Radio network broadcast Mountain Rock III live on air. On site, video and sound was recorded in the barn. Also, an independent film-maker from Auckland shot many hours on video and amateur video footage was also shot.[citation needed]