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Kōrero: Nelson region

The Gathering, 31 December 1997

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Nearly 8,000 revellers attended the second manifestation of The Gathering on top of Tākaka hill, on 31 December 1997 and 1 January 1998. While alcohol was forbidden, many revellers used other drugs.

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Carl Walrond, Nelson region – Arts, culture and science, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/28982/the-gathering-31-december-1997 (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 3 September 2010, updated 1 August 2015.