Mount Maunganui NYE a success, for policeMATT SHAND/STUFF Tauranga rings in the New Year with a fireworks display in the CBD. Police have labelled New Year's Eve at Mount Maunganui a success with only five arrests despite an unofficial street party taking place. READ MORE:* How the NYE party died at Mount Maunganui* Silent disco mooted for Tauranga Youth NYE* NYE in the Tron not worth sticking around forMany of the drunken cheers revealed braces, indicating the younger age of the crowd. MATT SHAND/STUFF Young people gather at the Cenotaph in Mount Maunganui for an impromptu New Year's Eve party. "As part of New Year 's Eve police operation, there were five for alcohol-related arrests made in Mount Maunganui and nine in Tauranga City. "

Source: Stuff January 01, 2018 20:03 UTC