Tauranga’s Maia Roddick, 8, shines as talented drummer with big ambitions

Tauranga’s Maia Roddick, 8, shines as talented drummer with big ambitions


But right now it’s Maia’s time to shine, a chance to haul her drum kit from the shadows to the front of the stage. But the band’s drummer Tré Cool has been kind of stood down because Roddick has assumed the “throne”, the drum stool, and is pounding out the rhythm, pretty well beat-perfect. The little creative who loves art and hates maths, who can tinker on a piano and wants to be a complete singer/drummer like Karen Carpenter, who plays any sport involving a ball, dabbles in kapa haka and swimming, who likes Bruno Mars and Katy Perry but is “not a Swifty”, writes her own report card.

Author: Hunter Wells


Published at: 2025-08-09 22:00:00

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