The Mount NYE to end
tauranga city council has decided the New Year's Eve tradition on Mount Main Beach will end.
The decision was made on Tuesday, with the council opting instead for a youth-focused event at ASB Arena.
This comes after increased concern around public safety at the council-organised events over the past three years.
Council said the event did not provide a safe environment for residents and visitors and has become financially unsustainable.
The NYE party place for two generations of teens. I doubt they will all now stay at home watching TV on NYE. I suspect other locales will become party central.
I recall one NYE where I was sitting with someone under a tree and then stood up directly into an overhanging branch that knocked me to the ground and I basically passed out for a minute or so. But then felt fine (alcohol is a good anesthetic) After I parted ways with my acquaintance, I decided to walk back to the house a group of us were staying in.
I got the odd stare walking home and it was only when I got home did someone say “What the hell happened to you”. I said “nothing”, why. They then told me to look in the mirror and I did, and I looked like a victim of Sweeney Todd with blood all over my face and neck and chest. It seems my head butting the branch had cut my head but I was sufficiently umm lubricated that I didn't notice.