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Bay Dreams brawl: Arrests for disorder and drug possession at festival

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Brawl breaks out at Bay Dreams festival. Video / Supplied

A video of a violent brawl among Bay Dreams festival goers has circulated on social media.

Three people were arrested for disorder and drug possession at the Mount Maunganui festival yesterday. A police spokeswoman said the arrests for disorderly behaviour were made about 4.45pm but said it was unclear whether the arrests were connected to the brawl.

A police spokeswoman said she was aware that three people had been taken into custody in the event area.

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Two people received pre-charge warnings for disorderly behaviour and one person, a 30-year-old male, is due to appear in Tauranga District Court today charged with ecstasy possession, she said.

Meanwhile two people were taken to hospital in a critical condition in separate incidents in Pāpāmoa.

The first person collapsed at a Bay Dreams park-and-ride bus stop on Parton Rd in Pāpāmoa. The second was found ill on the side of Pāpāmoa Beach Rd between Golden Sands Drive and Short Pl later in the afternoon.

Both patients were rushed to Tauranga Hospital by ambulance.

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