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In 1979 the Merry Macs, a visiting male quartet from Hawaii, sang to an entranced audience in Auckland.  This led to the formation, by Ken Redwood, of a singing group which became known as the MoTAT Chorus recognising that the singers met at the Museum of Transport and Technology. Now called The City of Sails Chorus it has won the gold medal for a lot of the years since the inception of the NZABS chorus competition in 1992.
In 1979 the Merry Macs, a visiting male quartet from Hawaii, sang to an entranced audience in Auckland.  This led to the formation, by Ken Redwood, of a singing group which became known as the MoTAT Chorus recognising that the singers met at the Museum of Transport and Technology. Now called The City of Sails Chorus it has won the gold medal for a lot of the years since the inception of the NZABS chorus competition in 1992.


Harbour Capital Chorus - 2003 National ChampionsThe New Zealand Association of Barbershop Singers was established in the early eighties but did not function as an association until the Harbour Capital Chorus was formed in Wellington in February 1988 followed by the [http://www.harmonize.com/canterburyplainsmen/][Canterbury Plainsmen], based in Christchurch, in 1989.
Harbour Capital Chorus - 2003 National ChampionsThe New Zealand Association of Barbershop Singers was established in the early eighties but did not function as an association until the Harbour Capital Chorus was formed in Wellington in February 1988 followed by the Canterbury Plainsmen[http://www.harmonize.com/canterburyplainsmen/], based in Christchurch, in 1989.


During this period the number of quartets continued to grow and in 1989 the inaugural NZABS Convention was held in Wellington for quartet competitions only.
During this period the number of quartets continued to grow and in 1989 the inaugural NZABS Convention was held in Wellington for quartet competitions only.
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