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In 2008 the official event was cancelled, but around 100 students from the University of Canterbury travelled to Dunedin in about 40 cars and vans. More than 100 police were rostered on for the event, and had placed checkpoints on the out skirts of Rolleston and the entrance to Dunedin city. The media once again reported the event sparked violence, with police in full riot gear three times charging a group of around 500 students throwing rocks and bottles, before dispersing the crowd in the early hours of 24 August 2008.
In Auckland Partly cloudy Max 22° Min 13° Students’ Toga parade turns into shambles February 25, 2009, 7:57 am University of Otago students’ annual toga parade dissolved into chaos last night, leaving the city with a big mess to be cleaned.