NZ festivals bring in the new year with huge audiences

Festivals including Rhythm and Vines, Northern Bass and Rhythm & Alps welcomed up to 20,000 punters to non-socially distanced NYE events

Rhythm and Vines welcomed 20,000 patrons to the recent NYE celebrations
Rhythm and Vines welcomed 20,000 patrons to the recent NYE celebrations © Facebook/Rhythm and Vines

New Year’s Eve (NYE) events were held as usual in New Zealand (NZ), with festivals welcoming tens of thousands of people to celebrate without social distancing.

Thanks to strict lockdowns and border closures which have all but eliminated Covid-19 in NZ, residents were able to enjoy a full return to live at mammoth NYE events.

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NZ’s largest festival, Live Nation-owned Rhythm and Vines, welcomed 20,000 people to the Gisborne site between 29–31 December where social distancing and mask-wearing…

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