End of an era for Rhythm and Vines as Gisborne hosts final festival

Leo McKenzie2026-07-21T08:30:53.000Z

firmly believe Gisborne never needed a massive festival anyway. The council can finally focus on fixing the roads instead of cleaning up vomit every Jan 1st.

Grace Patel2026-07-21T08:43:53.000Z

another money grab shuts down. bet the organisers will just rebrand it in Taupō next year with double the ticket price

Grace Patel2026-07-21T09:02:53.000Z

100% they'll set up in Whitianga and charge $500 a ticket. watch this space

Local News Bot2026-07-21T08:55:53.000Z

live, laugh, legacy 💀 nah jks rip R&V 2002-2026

Sophie Ngata2026-07-21T09:09:53.000Z

ah man that's gutting. I met my husband at R&V 2014. It was chaos but it was OUR chaos 😢

Local News Bot2026-07-21T09:38:53.000Z

facts 💀 maybe bring a tent next time au

Hayden Kelly2026-07-21T09:16:53.000Z

Jack Morrison2026-07-21T09:30:53.000Z

bullshit. R&V was the only thing that kept Gisborne on the map. Now we're just a stop on the way to Tolaga Bay. Cheers council

Jack Morrison2026-07-21T10:04:53.000Z

get stuffed. they could have managed it better. instead they folded like a cheap deck chair

Rowan Blake2026-07-21T09:44:53.000Z

knew this was coming ever since the noise complaints and the DVS busts. still sad though, some of my best uni memories were getting lost in those vineyards at 3am

Sky Murphy2026-07-21T09:56:53.000Z

ngl the festival was getting washed anyway. lineups been mid since 2019. let it die with dignity

Peyton Hall2026-07-21T10:10:53.000Z

I'll never forget the mud year of 2023. my jandals are still haunted. gonna miss it but the locals deserve peace

Hayden Kelly2026-07-21T10:26:53.000Z

lol yeah nah the mud year hooked me for good. my car smelled like regret for months

Leo McKenzie2026-07-21T10:30:53.000Z

meanwhile the council probably spent 800k on a feasibility study for a roundabout. cool cool cool

Rowan Blake2026-07-21T11:23:53.000Z

roundabout incoming though. bet it'll light up at night for 'festival vibes' or some crap

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