Kate Newton at Stuff reports:
A urinating Waitangi Day mob of “drunk Kiwis wreaking alcohol-fuelled havoc on the streets of London” has sparked a complaint to the New Zealand High Commission.
Not sure what they can do about it.
It’s a rite of passage for thousands of young Kiwis on their great OE. But this year’s annual Waitangi Day London pub crawl has sparked derision and disgust.
Kiwi Dylan Clements says up to 1500 drunken New Zealanders took to the streets on Saturday in a shameful display of debauchery.
He has filed a complaint with New Zealand High Commissioner Derek Leask, saying their antics brought “great shame” on New Zealand.
Mr Clements, 28, said he watched participants urinating and vomiting on famous religious landmarks, including Westminster Abbey and the historic Jewel Tower, and exposing themselves indecently on the street.
Others sculled alcohol on the Tube, intimidated Londoners and assaulted Korean tourists with snowballs during the marathon boozing session.
But kiwis who attended the annual event say everyone was in good spirits, generally well behaved and respectful of police and other Londoners.
But the organisers have been told by London police that the pub crawlers were "a well behaved bunch", and that there were a "few minor hiccups" with public urination and litter.
But here comes the clincher; Dylan Clements was complaining via social media BEFORE the event even took place; read on:
It sounds like Mr Clements may be over-egging things.
Krystle Field said it was the first time she had truly celebrated Waitangi Day and was proud to take part.
“At home it is such a negative day full of politics, protesting and drama and is just seen as another public holiday to many. In London it makes us all patriotic and we celebrate by dressing up in kiwiana costumes,” the 26-year-old said.
Well said.
It is interesting that Mr Clements was complaining about the pub crawl on Facebook, even before it had happened.
It sounds as though Dylan Clements has a bee in his bonnet over the pub crawl, and managed to suck some of the media in as well. And participants report that his claims of pub crawlers having "assaulted Korean tourists with snowballs" are a fabrication, because it didn't start snowing until after the pub crawl had concluded!
It sounds as though the New Zealand media has been snow-blinded on this non-story!
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I was at what was supposed to be an alcohol free concert yesterday.
It amazed me as i looked around at the crowds - the number of people who has smuggled booze in to the park / were drinking wine and beer out of plastic sipper bottles / did not even bother trying to disguise the fact that they were breaking the law and were drinking out of beer bottles / were smoking pot...
Honestly - it is sad times when a whole nation of people cannot celebrate a National holiday or even attend a concert in a park without booze and / or drugs being involved.
Now we are showing off our culture of substance abuse in foreign countries.
Awesome stuff.
He tried to screw me over and I have screen grabs of him whining before the event.
'It sounds as though the New Zealand media has been snow-blinded on this non-story!'
Not only the media it seems.
"Now we are showing off our culture of substance abuse in foreign countries."
Huh?
You seem a tiny bit confused this morning.
It is sad when humourless wowsers try to prevent the use of convivial relaxants and people enjoying themselves isn't it Jacqueline?
As for the London Waitangi Day thing, typical slime beat-up.
Is he dark because he couldn't pull last year?
Maybe the immature twats who organise this piss up should pay the policing bill, what an embarrassment. Hopefully this event which is not only an insult to our country but which disrespects the treaty will be banned, FFS GROW UP, what do you think you're doing? Idiots.
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