On Sunday 25th June 2000 Cloud 9 opened their doors to the public for a dual Open Day and Tribal Gathering, inviting people to get a glimpse into the television industry, meet stars of their shows and also win an on-screen part in The Tribe. The day was promoted with Burger King New Zealand, who as a tie-in for the Tribal Gathering displayed promotional posters (as pictured) and Tribe placemats in Burger King restaurants.
You might recognise the pictures – they were previously on the website GAKYA (Gummidge’s Aussie and Kiwi Young Actors ), which has been closed for a long time. The pics were rescued from their archives, they were originally supplied by ‘Lorraine’ (I’m trying to track her down!) some of her pics are also featured on the Kieren Hutchinson website. The video below was shot by Tribeworld/Cloud 9 at the event…
Though it’s 9 years since the event (not 10!), I thought I’d put it up as it was an interesting event held by Cloud 9, during one of the busiest years for The Tribe. Prior to the event Dwayne Cameron (Bray), Caleb Ross (Lex), Michelle Ang (Tai-San) and Meryl Cassie (Ebony) were on a promotional tour in England/Europe and returned to New Zealand on the 24th June, ready for the Tribal Gathering/Open Day for the following day, the cast had finished recording the album and were preparing for the filming of series 3 the following month!
According to Cloud 9 over 20,000 people attended the event, without a doubt making it a success. Continue reading…
Just a random bit of info, I went into Tesco’s and found the complete DVD boxset’s for the Power Ranger series Dino Thunder (James Napier, Miriama Smith, Tom Hern, Dwayne Cameron & Antonia Prebble), Ninja Storm (James Napier), Operation Overdrive (Dwayne Cameron & Beth Allen), Mystic Force (Antonia Prebble) and Space Patrol Delta (Beth Allen, James Napier & Dwayne Cameron) for £10 each. It’s a bargain compared to the current play.com or amazon.co.uk prices (see below). I bought the Dino Thunder DVD set.
  
More info on the dvd’s and the cast featured can be found on the Power Rangers page.
Okay so I was watching BBC Three’s Snog, Marry, Avoid? as I do, because I love it! It’s hilarious. Anyhows, who crops up infront of the P.O.D (Personal Overhaul Device), it’s Ebony! Check the video out below…
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 The Power Rangers series, which has been filmed in New Zealand since 2003, has currently been dropped by Disney. The series has featured numerous New Zealand actors, including from The Tribe: Tom Hern, Miriama Smith, Dwayne Cameron, James Napier, Beth Allen and Antonia Prebble.
Ari Boyland is currently featured in the latest series, Power Rangers RPM, as the Blue Ranger. It premieres today in America, hopefully it’ll be downloadable tomorrow!
Though the future of power Rangers is unclear, it is a shame if it came to a definite end in New Zealand as the series gave us a chance to see many of The Tribe cast again. In an article for New Zealand Herald Charlie McDermott (Beth Allen’s fella), who has also featured in the series, talks about the effect the American corporations has on the New Zealand film industry. The article is below and here. Continue reading…
 Click here to download it!
It’s designed for widescreen resolutions of 1280×800
So, celebrate 10 years of The Tribe by slapping it on your desktop!
Or slap it on your mum’s desktop.
It’s so frickin’ awesome it may take a while to load.
Enjoy!
It’s okay, you don’t have to comment on how amazing it is, I know you’ll be left speechless as you look on at it in wonderment and awe, your silence is a praise.
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About… This blog follows the careers of the cast of Cloud 9's teen drama series The Tribe. The series was filmed in New Zealand in 1998 to 2004 and had a spin-off series The New Tomorrow. More info about this blog can be found here. This blog is not affiliated with Cloud 9 Ltd and is purely a fansite. |
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