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Police at the Undie 500 riot in 2009. Organisers of this year's event say scenes like this won't be repeated. - Source: ONE News -
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The first of the people charged after the weekend's Undie 500 riots in Dunedin appeared in court on Tuesday.
Police in riot gear faced off against up to 600 rioters in the city's Castle Street area on Friday and Saturday night and 67 arrests were made.
In Dunedin District Court on Tuesday, Tessa Gabrielle Rieger, 19, was remanded until September 29 on a charge of disorderly behaviour in Castle St last Friday night, The Southland Times reported.
Police said that two others, Hamish Thomas Munro, millhand, 18, and Jai Shonker Prasad, process worker, 28, both of Dunedin, did not have to appear after entering guilty pleas to breaching the Castle St liquor ban on Saturday,
The police officer heading investigations, Senior Sergeant Alistair Dickie, said students charged after the riots would appear in court on Thursday and Friday.
More arrests may follow once police have surveyed video footage
taken on the two nights, he said.
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Post new commentBevan white said on 2010-04-03 @ 14:00 NZDT: Report abusive post
the event Should just be band with no excuses its not a tradition, or something to be justified and made to look legitimate. It is an event for drunken (and whatever drug problem may be hidden within) disorder, ruining a good reputation, rioting and terrible aftermath and no certain group or university is the course of the undie 500 disorder all are accountable for whoever encourages the mayhem by attending the event. Hands down NOOOOO I mean come on, NOOOOO
mcd56 said on 2010-04-03 @ 12:32 NZDT: Report abusive post
Good work ENSOC keep the tradition alive from the PC crap that dominates todays society! The Undie 500 is not about riots, it's about creativity and spending time with mates. Rallying to a paddock with bands and DJs would be better than Dunedin if turned into a 'Phat' style concert for UC students.
shandoa said on 2009-09-18 @ 10:18 NZDT: Report abusive post
Our privileged intelligentsia!!! Interests me that the university heads watch this with nil intervention.
Skorpeon said on 2009-09-17 @ 20:47 NZDT: Report abusive post
I think its a tradition, I remember the riots back in the 80's. Yes I was there, and I remember the main reason the Riots started were because the Police closed all the pubs and forced all the people into the streets all at the same time. Of course they all migrated to the next pub, but the event at that time coincided with the Easter Tournie. Did the tradition begin then?
Richard7666 said on 2009-09-17 @ 18:33 NZDT: Report abusive post
If they don't have it in Dunedin, I think Invercargill would probably be the next most likely destination; it's the only other city in the SI with substantial student numbers. Or maybe Queenstown will be in line for a wrecking, being a party town and all. My money is on one of those two. And good point about the spelling, Philo.