27 Feb 2025

Celebrating 40 years of New Zealand rock history

From Nights, 9:35 pm on 27 February 2025

Our next story takes us back to 1985.

David Lange was the Prime Minister, TV One hosted Telethon, Keri Hulme won the Booker Prize for The Bone People - and 'For Today' from the Netherworld Dancing Toys was topping the charts.

It also featured a little known New Zealand songstress at the time, called Annie Crummer, and was to become one of our great Kiwi anthems.

Nick Sampson co-wrote 'For Today' - which turns 40 this year!

Nick and his band, The Black Flames, will play Galatos in Auckland on Friday 28 February.

He joins Mark Leishman.

Netherworld Dancing Toys

Netherworld Dancing Toys Photo: Nick Sampson Collection via AudioCulture