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−	The original munter bar catering to the office worker spillage during business hours & then anyone wearing a collar during the evenings.	+	[[image:Hamguvs.gif |right|thumb]]Governor's Bar was a popular Hamilton bar, located in the river end of Bryce Street, which had its hey-day in the eighties and nineties. It catered to the office worker liquid lunchers during business hours and post-work drinkers afterward, before becoming a bogan-centric nightclub during the evenings.
−	A great garden bar in the summer with a small stage, hosting numeous wet t shirt competitions & the occasional band.	+
−	Its proximity was handy for a stroll down the river banks for a quick session.	+	Gov's, as it was affectionately known, had a garden bar with a small stage which hosted numerous wet t-shirt competitions and the like. Gov's also hosted many bands, most often the likes of [[Blackjack]] or [[Knightshade]] but also at one time Head Like a Hole and British ska legends Bad Manners. [[Tim Armstrong band]] played at Governor's once a month for a least 5 years. Gov's hosted [[The Generator]] 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]] a couple of times earlier in the 2000s, soon afterward relaunching itself as a dedicated live-music bar.
−	The bouncers whilst notorious sluts were skilled in armed combat, one went on to represent NZ in kickboxing.	+
−	A great pub, sadly missed.	+	To some Gov's was great pub fondly remembered; to others, not so much.
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Governor's Bar was a popular Hamilton bar, located in the river end of Bryce Street, which had its hey-day in the eighties and nineties. It catered to the office worker liquid lunchers during business hours and post-work drinkers afterward, before becoming a bogan-centric nightclub during the evenings.

Gov's, as it was affectionately known, had a garden bar with a small stage which hosted numerous wet t-shirt competitions and the like. Gov's also hosted many bands, most often the likes of Blackjack or Knightshade but also at one time Head Like a Hole and British ska legends Bad Manners. Tim Armstrong band played at Governor's once a month for a least 5 years. Gov's hosted The Generator 89FM Battle of the Bands a couple of times earlier in the 2000s, soon afterward relaunching itself as a dedicated live-music bar.

To some Gov's was great pub fondly remembered; to others, not so much.