Thanks to everyone at the joust – it was a hullovalota fun =)
My photos are online;
the better photos (public gallery):
facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 … d4cf3731d1
all photos (if your brave enough)
flickr.com/photos/drrugg/tags/joust/
People have been asking me about the costume I was wearing at the joust - I had a lot of comments about my pants 
I was told that the boots and pants should have put me back $400 each! Apparently I got a good deal from the places below;
Leather Pants - GBP 85.00 ~= 280 NZD (Leather Trousers 38" (CL015) 36 delivered included) darkblade.co.uk
Leather Boots - USD 158 ~= 223 NZD (Mens Robin Knee Boots, $50 delivered included) scaboots.com
Shirts - 40 AUD ebay.com (now being used as a pattern - overpriced)
If you are getting shirts, talking to the lords and ladys in Auckland can get you a fantastic shirt or breaches within days. Treat them like GM’s tho - they do it for the love, and pay them appropriately. Chantelle is someone who only recently has made something for herself, and I know of one person who left the communities as they were being overworked and underloved.
Hope this helps!