Mitchell Downs Tavern

23/06/2026

🎤🔥 $1,000 AMATEUR KARAOKE COMPETITION – HEAT 1 THIS FRIDAY! 🔥🎤

Think you've got what it takes to take home a share of our **$1,000 prize pool?**

Join us this Friday at **Mitchell Downs Tavern** for the **first heat** of our Amateur Karaoke Competition!

🏆 Prize Money:
🥇 1st Place – $500
🥈 2nd Place – $300
🥉 3rd Place – $200

🎶 How to Enter:
✅ Be at Mitchell Downs Tavern between **8:30pm – 10:00pm**
✅ Give your name and phone number to the karaoke operators
✅ Sing a song!

That's it! Simple, fun, and your chance to qualify for the finals.

🎤 Not keen on competing?
No problem! Karaoke will be running all night until **11:30pm**, so you can still get up and sing your favourite songs while the competition is happening.

Whether you're entering the comp or just coming for a great night out, we'd love to see you there!

📍 Mitchell Downs Tavern
📅 Friday Night
⏰ Competition Entries: 8:30pm – 10:00pm
🎵 Karaoke Continues Until 11:30pm

Get your song ready, bring your friends, and let's kick off Heat 1 with an awesome night of singing!



This should work well because it removes the pressure of competing and lets casual singers know they're still welcome all night.

22/06/2026

🎉 **Quiz Night Results – Congrats Scottish Inquizition!** 🎉

What a finish! Last week’s quiz came right down to a **tiebreaker** between **Scottish Inquizition** and **Rochambeau**, with **Scottish Inquizition** edging ahead to claim the win! 🏆👏

Here are last week’s top 3 teams:

🥇 **Scottish Inquizition**
🥈 **Rochambeau**
🥉 **Rebels Without a Clue**

A huge congratulations to our top teams and a big thank you to everyone who came along and took part. It was another fantastic night of trivia, laughs, and friendly competition 🧠✨

We appreciate all of our teams for making quiz night such a great community event week after week.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all again **tonight** for another battle of the brains! 🏆🍻🎉

21/06/2026

Cryptic Clues for quiz!

Last country to get TV. R.I.P. Sonny – what’s this album? The first woman to qualify for both!

See you all on Tuesday! ✨️

19/06/2026

🎤🌟 Karaoke Night at Mitchell Downs Tavern Tonight! 🌟🎤

The mic is ready, the songs are queued, and we're set for another awesome night of karaoke from **8:30pm – 11:30pm**! 🎶✨

Whether you're keen to belt out a power ballad, sing a crowd favourite, or just enjoy a great night out with friends, we'd love to see you there ❤️

🍻 **PLUS... our Mystery Prize Draw has JACKPOTTED!** 🍻

💰 **$50 BAR VOUCHER UP FOR GRABS TONIGHT!** 💰

Here's how to enter:

🎵 Sing a song at karaoke
🍺 Purchase a standard drink ($8 or more)
🎟️ Receive a token and go in the draw

If your name is drawn, you'll get to choose from our mystery envelopes. Pick the lucky envelope and the **$50 Bar Voucher** could be yours! 🎉

Bring your whānau, bring your mates, and come enjoy a night of music, laughs, and good vibes with a chance to take home a great prize.

🎤 Mitchell Downs Tavern
🕣 8:30pm – 11:30pm

Nau mai, haere mai — we'll see you tonight! 🎶🔥

16/06/2026

🎤✨ **MYSTERY PRIZE JACKPOT ALERT!** ✨🎤

Last week at **Mitchell Downs Tavern**, nobody found the jackpot envelope, which means our Mystery Prize Draw has grown from a **$25 Bar Voucher to a $50 Bar Voucher** this week! 🍻💰

**How to enter:**
🍺 Buy a standard drink worth $8 or more
🎟️ Get a token (1 drink = 1 token)
🎤 Sing a song at karaoke
🎵 Give your token to your karaoke hosts

If your token is drawn, you'll choose **1 of 3 mystery envelopes**!

💰 Find the jackpot envelope and win the **$50 Bar Voucher**
📈 If nobody finds it, the jackpot rolls over to next week's karaoke and grows:

**$25 → $50 → $75 → $100**

Once it reaches **$100, it must be won!**

The other envelopes have prizes too, so everyone's got a chance to score something awesome! 😉

See you Friday, whānau! Let's see who uncovers the jackpot! 🔥🎤🍻

💰✨🎶🍻

15/06/2026

🎉 **Quiz Night Results – Congrats Rochambeau!** 🎉

A massive congratulations to **Rochambeau** for taking out the win at last week’s quiz and making it **two wins in a row!** 🏆🏆 What a streak!

Here are last week’s top 3 teams:

🥇 **Rochambeau**
🥈 **Brown Chicken Brown Cow**
🥉 **Nobel Elements**

A huge thank you to all the teams who came along last week and made it another fantastic night of trivia, laughs, and friendly competition 🧠✨

We appreciate each and every one of you for supporting our quiz nights, whether you're battling for first place or just coming along for a great evening with friends.

We’ll see you all **tonight** for another round of questions, banter, and quiz-night glory! 👀🏆🎉

15/06/2026

Cryptic Clues!

That’s not George’s real name. This band had a different name too, throughout the ‘80s. What cocktail names the final shot of the day?

See you tomorrow night quiz teams! ✨️

13/06/2026

🎤✨ MITCHELL DOWNS AMATEUR KARAOKE COMPETITION 2026 ✨🎤

Think you've got the voice, the confidence, and the stage presence to light up the room?

The time has come, whānau! Join us at Mitchell Downs Tavern for our upcoming Amateur Karaoke Competition and take your shot at some awesome cash prizes while enjoying a night packed with music, laughs, and good vibes.

🏆 PRIZES 🏆

🥇 1st Place – $500
🥈 2nd Place – $300
🥉 3rd Place – $200

🎙️ HEAT DATES 🎙️

🔥 Heat 1 – Friday 26 June
🔥 Heat 2 – Saturday 4 July
🔥 Heat 3 – Friday 10 July
🔥 Heat 4 – Friday 17 July

ENTRY IS EASY!

✔️ Show up between 8:30pm and 10:00pm
✔️ Give your name and phone number to the karaoke operator
✔️ Sing your chosen song and have a blast!

⏰ Arriving after 10:00pm?
No worries — you'll need to enter in the next available heat.

We're looking for confidence, personality, entertainment, and of course those vocals! Whether you're a seasoned shower singer or you've been waiting for your chance to shine, this is your moment.

Bring your mates, support your local talent, and help us create an unforgettable atmosphere filled with waiata, laughter, and community spirit.

🎵 Get your song ready.
🎤 Warm up those vocal cords.
✨ The stage is waiting for you.

See you at Mitchell Downs Tavern, whānau!

12/06/2026

08/06/2026

🎉 **Quiz Night Results – Congrats Rochambeau!** 🎉

A huge congratulations to **Rochambeau** for taking out the win at last week’s quiz! 🏆👏

Here are the top 3 teams:

🥇 **Rochambeau**
🥈 **Nobel Elements**
🥉 **Highlights**

A big thank you to all the teams who came along and made it another fantastic night of trivia, laughs, and friendly competition 🧠✨

We’re also excited to announce that **Raukawa and Caron are back hosting quiz tonight** after what has felt like a very long two weeks away! 🎉 Raukawa has just wrapped up her show season of *Disenchanted: The Musical*, and we’re both looking forward to seeing all of your familiar faces again.

Congratulations once again to all our teams, and thank you for your continued support. We can’t wait to see everyone **tonight** for another great quiz night! 🏆🍻✨