Keen to get involved with derby? Not sure where to start?

We meet at 6.30pm on the last Wednesday of every month.

The next Freshmeat & Greet will be held on Wednesday 29th February, venue TBC. Come and meet up with us, talk through your fears and fantasies and find out about how to start skating.

Can't wait that long for some more information? Email freshmeat.richtercity@gmail.com

FM & G’s will resume as per usual on the last Wednesday of every month from 25th January 2012 in an exciting new venue… Watch this space!

Roll on the good times!

Roller derby returns to TSB Arena on Dec 3rd with all of its speed, strategy and smashing.

This will be a double header event with two exciting bouts on the card, so whether you’re a diehard derby fanatic or first time supporter, make sure you don’t miss the action as Richter City Roller Derby take on travel teams from Christchurch and Hamilton.

BUY YOUR TICKETS FROM UNDER THE RADAR NOW!

The main event will feature Wellington’s own Richter City All Stars facing off against the Dead End Derby All Stars from Christchurch in the 2nd bout of their home and away series.

For the lively curtain raiser bout, Richter City’s Convicts will go head to head against Raggedy Angst of the Hellmilton Roller Ghouls.

So break out your purple and orange, make some noise and show these visiting teams how Wellington derby crowds are off the Richter scale. “R-C-R-D, Richter City!”

5:30 pm – Doors open
6:00 pm – RCRD Convicts vs. Hellmilton Roller Ghouls Raggedy Angst
(this bout is shorter than normal with 20min halves)
7:00pm - RCRD All Stars vs. Dead End Derby All Stars
8:30pm - Approximate finish time

Presales are $13 including booking fee, from undertheradar.co.nz
Door sales are $15 cash

Don't miss the last RCRD fundraising event of the year - and this one's gonna be EPIC!

We're very pleased to announce a special ADVANCE screening of The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn on Wednesday 7 December at the Lighthouse Cinema, Petone at 6:45pm.

The rest of the world won't get to see it till BOXING DAY.

Make everyone you know jealous and support RCRD's travel teams at the same time.

You know you want to. Bring your mates! Tickets are $20, and if you've not been to The Lighthouse Cinema before, you're in for a treat - it's lovely.

Text +64 27 275 3637 to book your spot or email richtercityfundraising@gmail.com - places are very limited, so get in quick!

Richter City Roller Derby skater Tuff Bikkies, has been chosen as part of Roller Derby Team New Zealand, a team that is representing New Zealand at the first ever Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto, from 1-4 December.

Tuff Bikkies has been part of RCRD since our inception in 2007, when we began by training /skating around in car parks! A lot has changed since then! Read on to learn more about the Richter City skater representing the country!

Name: Tuff Bikkies
Number: 101
Home Team: Smash Malice
Likes: Caffeine and sugar
Dislikes: Meanies and negatrons

Favourite motto/motivational quote: "’Your game is obsolete’ was my line from the RCRD All Stars rap of 2010 written by Goregasm, and it cracks me up!”

How did you get into Roller Derby? "I saw the Pirate City Rollers in Auckland and I thought, 'I want to do that!' Around the same time I saw a short film called 'High Heels on Wheels' at the Outtakes film festival, and I really liked the history of the sport that I saw represented.” (Watch the trailer for ‘High Heels on Wheels’ )

Tell us about your rookie year and how you learned to play roller derby: “When I first decided I wanted to play roller derby, I didn't know much about the sport at all, but I knew I would need to be able to skate, so I skated every day at the school across the road from my house…on my blue Sketchers!” (Laughs)....

We’re sure you are already heading to Australia to support Richter City when we take on Sydney but we thought we’d better help you get even more excited about it...

On Saturday, 26 November, the Richter City All Stars fly all the way to Sydney to play the Sydney Roller Derby League’s representative team, The Assassins, at Olympic Park. The Sydney gals made the trip to Wellington earlier in the year to introduce themselves to us and played an unforgettable game against our All Stars line up, winning 164-128.

The Richter City All Stars are extremely excited to be heading over the Tasman.

“We have been talking about our rematch trip to Sydney ever since we took on the Assassins. It was a very close bout back in March, well-matched in terms of style and strategy, and both teams have since played full home and travel season schedules. With wins versus the Northland Nightmares and Dead End Derby (Christchurch) under our belts, we're poised for a hard fought and satisfying win in Sydney.” – Skanda Lass, RCRD All Stars Captain...

July 2010 - I was your average working mother. I worked in a corporate office full time, came home every evening to my other full time role as a wife and mother. I wasn’t getting enough exercise (the gym had never really been my thing) and I was always focused on everyone else but me. I was mid-‘30s, tired of the monotony that had become my life and frankly……excruciatingly bored!

The first time I heard about roller derby was when my six-year-old came home from a derby bout that his grandparents had taken him to. He walked in and said, “Mum, I went to watch the roller derby and it was awesome and you should do it.” Things kind of went from there; I rocked up to a Freshmeat and Greet, met some awesome women and started skating.

The next six months or so flew by in a whirlwind. As well as developing some amazing friendships with a bunch of beautiful, strong women, I learned to do a whole lot of cool shit on wheels that I never thought I would ever do. I finished Freshmeat, graduated into the RCRD League and was drafted to a team. Team training began and I learned more, got stronger and tougher, both physically and mentally…Heidi Contagious had arrived. It was also around this time that I lost my mum. Derby and the unquestionable support from my derby girls played a big part in getting in me through it...