The mayor of Nelson is planning to meet local authorities to review New Year's Eve after a night of carnage.
At least 59 people were arrested, and among the raft of offences police are investigating three rapes and an attempted murder.
Mayor Kerry Marshall says getting drunk is one thing, but violence and viciousness is another.
The problems in Nelson didn't end at sunrise. Yesterday morning police caught 37 drunk drivers in less than four hours on Maitai Valley Rd - the majority of them males under the age of 20.
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