Media coverage - before the party

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Apologies for the unrelenting black&whiteness of the media coverage - I had to make photocopies from microfiche. If you have any of the original newspaper articles I would love to borrow them to scan in colour!

Tickets ready as gathering shifts - Nelson Mail, 9 August 2000
Public shown new Gathering site - Nelson Mail, 16 August 2000
tickets for G1 are on sale now!!! - The Package advert, 17-23 August 2000
Film-maker tries to suppress images - Christchurch Press, 31 August 2000
Cleanliness Hurley's top priority - Nelson Mail, 3 October 2000
Rival dance party for the Gathering - Evening Post, 6 November 2000
Gigs - Evening Post, 14 December 2000
Pitch Black sets off to get folks dancing - The Dominion, 22 December 2000
Dance party - Sunday Star-Times, 24 December 2000
Gathering in demand - The Dominion, 26 December 2000
Dance party fan not taking any chances - Nelson Mail, 29 December 2000
Gatherers hit the road for party of the year - Nelson Mail, 30 December 2000
The Gathering goes to new site this year - The Dominion, 9 August 2000
New venue for Gathering - Christchurch Press, 16 August 2000
Rings crew on the move - Nelson Mail, 29 August 2000
Intergalactic Ball the biggest and best yet - Nelson Mail, 11 September 2000
Vibrant arts boost tourism - Nelson Mail, 12 October 2000
Golden Bay dance parties clash - Nelson Mail, 4 November 2000
New Year dance parties at odds - Nelson Mail, 10 November 2000
An upside-down Christmas; Kiwi Christmas in London - Christchurch Press, 16 December 2000
Final touches to Gathering set - Nelson Mail, 23 December 2000
10,000 tickets sold for Gathering event - Christchurch Press, 26 December 2000
No passouts for Gathering say organisers - Nelson Mail, 28 December 2000
Beer festival draws crowds - Nelson Mail, 30 December 2000
Everybody dance now - Sunday Star-Times, 31 December 2000
Valley site for this year's Gathering - The Dominion, 14 August 2000
Stars of the Rings - Nelson Mail, 30 August 2000
Gathering momentum - Christchurch Press, 22 September 2000
Golden Bay groove - Christchurch Press, 27 October 2000
Cheaper rival to Gathering party - Christchurch Press, 6 November 2000
Gathering welcomes rival - Nelson Mail, 11 November 2000
Gathering momentum - Christchurch Press, 22 December 2000
Gathering tickets sell - Evening Post, 23 December 2000
Tickets still available for huge dance party - Nelson Mail, 26 December 2000
Avoid road to Gathering motorists told - Nelson Mail, 29 December 2000
Have fun; be careful with alcohol: police - Nelson Mail, 30 December 2000

Media coverage - after the party

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A New Year's Eve to remember - Nelson Mail, 1 January 2001
Getting high, naturally - Nelson Mail, 2 January 2001
Gathering looks at northern move - Christchurch Press, 2 January 2001
Man evicted as his girlfriend 'freaks out' - Christchurch Press, 3 January 2001
Drug abuse widespread - Nelson Mail, 3 January 2001
Trampers walk for four days for a brolly good Gathering - Nelson Mail, 3 January 2001
Girl has 'bad trip' at Gathering - The Dominion, 3 January 2001
Police plan crackdown on Gathering drugs - Nelson Mail, 4 January 2001
Businesses cash in as gatherers move out - Nelson Mail, 4 January 2001
Survey discloses high drug use at the Gathering - The Dominion, 4 January 2001
Survey of Gathering drug use doubtful - organiser - Evening Post, 6 January 2001
The Gathering faces crippling debt crisis - Nelson Mail, 3 February 2001
Gathering stormclouds - New Plymouth Daily News, 7 February 2001
New look should strike right chord - Evening Post, 15 March 2001
Messiah leads ravers to dance fest - Nelson Mail, 1 January 2001
'Sensory overload' for thousands at Gathering - Nelson Mail, 2 January 2001
The Gathering considers a move north - The Dominion, 2 January 2001
Student 'pretty rapt' after four full-on days - Nelson Mail, 3 January 2001
Weary but satisfied Gatherers head home - Nelson Mail, 3 January 2001
Man evicted from dance party - Evening Post, 3 January 2001
Ecstasy most popular drug at Gathering - Evening Post, 3 January 2001
Keen to keep Gathering - Nelson Mail, 4 January 2001
Sited - Christchurch Press, 4 January 2001
Dance, dance, dance to the new millennium - New Plymouth Daily News, 4 January 2001
Drug poll 'haphazard' - Nelson Mail, 5 January 2001
Music point - Sunday Star-Times, 7 January 2001
Financial crisis for Gathering - Christchurch Press, 5 February 2001
Gathering Debt$ by the truckload - New Plymouth Daily News, 8 February 2001
Police raids follow drug use publicity - Nelson Mail, 8 March 2001
Kingi threatens to take party north - Nelson Mail, 1 January 2001
Police called in after girl has 'bad trip' - Nelson Mail, 2 January 2001
Alternate dance party draws 1200 - Nelson Mail, 2 January 2001
Rock on at the Gathering - Evening Post, 2 January 2001
Man evicted as girlfriend 'freaks' - Christchurch Press, 3 January 2001
Shall we gather by the river? - Nelson Mail editorial, 3 January 2001
Claims of heavy drug use at Gathering party - Christchurch Press, 4 January 2001
Gathering their wits after three-days of raving - New Plymouth Daily News, 4 January 2001
Zone of our own - Christchurch Press, 5 January 2001
CD reviews - Christchurch Press, 2 February 2001
Gathering boss needs to gather funds - Evening Post, 5 February 2001
Student population brings DJ group south - The Southland Times, 23 February 2001
Gathering deeper in debt - Nelson Mail, 14 March 2001
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