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Energy and entertainment to the max!

These guys are world class. They had the crowd screaming, clapping and singing and that was just the parents!

 Jason Gunn

Events

Thanks for your efforts over the summer; your act is always very well received and professional.

Chris Deere - General Manager @ Rainbows End Theme Park, Auckland

The Funky Monkeys were great to work with in the lead up to the picnic. On the day they gave great, energetic, and professional performances, and interacted well with the kids. The kids loved them!

Jacqui - ‘Fordward Thinking’ Coordinator @ Wellington Teddy Bears Picnic

Thanks so much for your input on Saturday, the quality of your act and your boundless energy combined with an awesome understanding of kids makes The Funky Monkeys a truly unique act and a valuable addition to events such as Nickelodeon's ‘Let's Just Play' day.

Reece Jensen - Nickelodeon Event Coordinator @ The Reece Jensen Experience

We had a great day and your performance was fantastic! Would definitely book you again for future events and have already been recommending you to others.

Helen Paki - Community Development Unit @ Hamilton City Council

The Funky Monkeys are well known in New Plymouth, and once again they did not disappoint at our annual Teddy Bears Picnic!

We received rave reviews from our event attendees and they captivated the audience for their entire performance.

It is without hesitation that I would recommend The Funky Monkeys for any children’s event. They were outstanding!

Anna Carrington - Summer Scene Coordinator @ New Plymouth District Council

Wow! You guys are wonderful, from the booking process to the day of our event everything has gone to plan. Picton rocked to the Funky Monkeys and continue to comment on how wonderful you were., The  guys were fantastic and super easy to host as part of the entertainment team for our festival.  Full of energy and laughter you are a must for any event involving children.

Move over The Wiggles the Funky Monkeys are here!

Pauline Gregory - Children’s Programme Coordinator @ Picton Maritime Festival

The children around Splash Planet were very entertained by the performers and once they heard the music, gravitated towards them. Young and old watched the performances. I would definitely recommend the Funky Monkeys to anyone who needed children's entertainment.  The energy and fun generated from the performers was admirable!

Abby Best-Davies - Events Coordinator @ Hastings District Council

As organiser of the Auckland Teddy Bears Picnic it was a great pleasure to work with The Funky Monkeys. Right from the initial contact they have been professional in every aspect. On the day they performed four times and succeed in enthralling the children for the whole time and were inspiring to watch. I would recommend The Funky Monkeys for any event and would love to have them back at the Teddy Bears Picnic next year.

Matt Reilly - Event Manager @ Auckland Teddy Bears Picnic

All of the correspondence with the group prior to and after the Manukau Libraries Summer Reading Challenge was most professional and friendly. The group arrived on time to perform and prepared themselves by checking out the kind of crowd we had. Their clothing was colorful and bright and Chris's hair a little bit wild which the kids loved. The Funky Monkeys exude an energetic, happy vibe and interacted well with the young audience, encouraging lots of actions and dancing.

Megan Williams - Event Organiser @ Manukau Libraries, Auckland

Thank you for your bright shinning brilliance at our Summer Festival Family Race Day events at Trentham, Otaki and Awapuni racecourses in Summer 2009. From the initial discovery of your talent, through to booking and showtime you were nothing short of a delight to work with.We were most impressed with your ability to engage a crowd regardless of the size and environment of which our three racecourses presented as strikingly different  audiences for you to entertain. Proudly the Trentham raceday won the nationwide NZ Racing Board award for ‘Best Overall Entertainment’ for the season of which your fantastic-ness contributed to - so thanks Funky Monkeys! We very much look forward to working with you, and Dizzy with sound of kazoos filling the air between races again soon.

Michelle Baré - Sponsorship & Promotions Manager @ Trentham Racecourse, Wellington

You guys are great for the kids (and the big kids too!) - a year ago my son was burnt and we spent 2 weeks in Hospital over Christmas and this was the first time we saw you - in fact even heard of you. My husband and I went along to your Hospital show with our 5 year old daughter and our little boy who was all wrapped up from his injuries and had a wonderful time at your show. It was great to have that bit of joy to break the doldrums! 

Happy Parents, Hamilton

Childcares, Pre-Schools, Kindergartens!

Thank you for the fantastic and wonderful show you gave to us in Otorohanga at Annie's Childcare. Smiles were on faces all around and singing everywhere. Keep up the awesome role modeling and we hope to see you next year!!!!

Karine Louise - Teacher @ Annie's Childcare, Otorohanga

A great show - relevant to the children, parents and caregivers. We’d be very keen to do it again. And as we play The Funky Monkeys' CD to the children they... have an immediate attachment to the day and how much fun they had and revisit it all over again.

Lisa - Supervisor @ City Kids Childcare, Wellington

Thank you for such a great show. It was very interactive with the children and thoroughly enjoyed.  Thank you also for the time spent at the end of the show answering enquiries from parents etc. We would happily recommend you to all other Kindergartens!!

Teachers @ Western Heights Kindergarten, Rotorua

Thank you to all of you for a fantastic day - it was a great success, with The Funky Monkeys being a huge draw card and making the day for us!

Kath Sargent - President @ South City Plunket, Waikato

Once again, thank you for an amazing performance that our families are still raving about. We will book you again next year without a doubt.

Angela Kitchener - Supervisor @ Sunnynook Community Creche, Auckland

Primary Schools

The Funky Monkeys presented to our students a high energy, action packed performance that encouraged student participation and movement. The show, which was extremely visual, captivated the audience with a wide variety of antics, music and dance.

Elle Claxton - Principal @ West Park School, Wellington

Thanks for the fantastic show last night. The children were all buzzing about it this morning. I hear kazoos around the school.

The staff also commented that the show was fantastic. Keep up the good work.

Bruce Gordon - Teacher @ Hamilton West School, Hamilton

We all loved The Funky Monkey presentation - to see 500 boys, big and small so engaged was fabulous. The teachers were all delighted too - a real treat.  

Gaye Pilkington - Director of Learning Support @ Saint Kentigern School, Auckland 

The Funky Monkeys are a high energy performance group that were enjoyed immensely by pupils and teachers/parents alike.  We were really impressed which their professional approach, sharing important messages such as being active and using manners.  They use a wonderful mix of dance, song and humour to convey their message and ensure that the children are active participants in the performance. An excellent presentation and one that I thoroughly endorse. We welcome a future visit.

Tony Grey - Principal @ Te Kowhai School, Hamilton

The children and adults all had a wonderful time and the comments received at the end of the show were extremely favourable.

All the next day the children were saying how neat the show was.

Brenda Palmer - Chairperson for the Charitable Trust @ Te Totara School, Hamilton

Although I was unable to attend the performance myself, the reports from those who attended were very, very positive. Both teachers and students thoroughly enjoyed the show.

John McGowen - Principal @ Campbells Bay School, Auckland

As Principal of Te Kowhai School we have had the pleasure of The Funky Monkeys performing at our school with a highly professional, entertaining and interactive show. The children were captivated throughout the well paced programme. Their show is totally appropriate for the age level they are reaching and I have no hesitation in recommending this amazing group

Gavin Oliver - Principal @ Te Kowhai School (2005)

Fundraisers

Thank you so much for the fantastic show you put on last Saturday. The kids had a ball!! You certainly attract a crowd as we sold way more tickets than we had hoped to, with them flying out of the doors during the last few days, and feedback has been very good. As the event was such a success, we would hope to do something similar next year - bigger and better, of course!!

Nicola Kenel - PTA Member @ Goodwood School, Waikato

Lower Hutt Plunket recently booked the Funky Monkeys for two fundraising concerts aimed at the under 5 years old market and what a success! The Funky Monkeys were a joy to deal with and were really helpful as we worked our way through the planning and marketing phases and even helped us promote sales via their own webpage and database. Not only were the events a financial success for our local fundraising, but it was also nice to do a fundraising activity that was centered around the kids for change and didn’t require yet another night out for the parents. All of the kids who attended had an amazing time. The Funky Monkeys were a great fundraising idea and we are now planning on making the concerts an annual part of our fundraising calendar.

Kirsten Patterson - Fundraising Committee @ Lower Hutt Plunket, Wellington

The Frimley Primary School PTA recently hosted two shows as part of our annual fundraising activities. The shows were a financial success but more importantly, a huge amount of fun for all the kids, they had a blast. We were new to organising events like this but The Funky Monkeys had lots idea’s to help us with the planning, marketing and promoting required to make the day a success, on top of that they were so easy to deal with. It was a great day for all kids, a fabulous fun fundraising idea and we certainly look forward to doing it all again.”

Tara Brizzle - PTA Treasurer @ Frimley Primary School, Hastings

Birthday Parties

The Funky Monkeys are legends - total pros. Thanks for making Ben's 5th birthday so memorable. You guys are truly the best - and we wish you well!

Shaun O'Neill - Waikato

Churches 

The Funky Monkeys have an energetic stage presence that is creative, fun & humorous, gets the crowd involved, entertains & educates, and leaves you wanting more. When they played at Life Church Hamilton our children & adults talked about their amazing act for weeks after and we would gladly have them back again. The TFM team are very professional in the way they conduct themselves on and off stage. They are friendly, full of life, and spent a long time after their show talking with the children, signing autographs.

Toby Collins - Senior Leader @ Life Church, Hamilton

Christmas Events

Thank you so much for providing the wonderful entertainment for the children, staff and all who viewed the Great Christmas Tree Delivery. We have had great feedback from everyone involved and there have been suggestions it should be an annual event! 

You were fantastic with the children in the wards of Kidz First Hospital.

Rachael Sheehan - Community Relations Officer @ District Health Board, South Auckland

The Funky Monkeys were superb to work with – you were efficient, easy to accommodate, and performed brilliantly – what more could an organiser wish for! It was an absolute pleasure to meet you, and many, many thanks for making my job that little bit easier!

Annette Johnston - Event Coordinator @ Perry Foundation Christmas at the Oval, Tauranga

We run events called the special children's Christmas parties for the Radio Network for special needs children. The Funky Monkeys perform at our events throughout NZ. I have been doing this for 8 years now and could honestly say TFM would be the most professional and well organised group we have dealt with. TFM are the complete package and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone wanting a top class performance anywhere.

Mark Wikstrom - Event Coordinator @ Radio Network NZ

Retailers

We got to the Funky Monkeys when we needed to send something to our grandsons overseas in Shanghai and North Carolina, USA. We chose the Funky Monkeys! When we visited them this year, we were thrilled to know how much they enjoyed and regularly played the CD especially on long trips. The Funky Monkeys’ new DVD captures that same bright, breezy Kiwi humour that communicates powerful messages to children.

Ian Grant, QSO - Founder @ Parents Inc.

You are the best. My grandsons are your number one fans. They have made their dad make a stage and air phones out of wire to do there funky monkey show with hats on back the front we have to watch them nearly every day. They know all the words and actions. They tell me they are going to be in your band when they grow up. Thanks again for all your great work you make many children happy. We have your DVD going in the Wobble shop which keeps the children entertained while there mums shop.

Pat @ Wobble ‘Essentials for Little Kids’

I love your thank you and please song! I love the fact that you can build values in a fun way, so please can you do more of these! It's a fantastic way of reaching kids hearts, and very much needed.

Celia Williamson - Music Teacher @ Te Kowhai School