KEY POINTS:
- Should police have have extra powers to stop text parties?
Police say widely advertised parties are a "recipe for disaster" but they are legally powerless to prevent such events occurring.
An extensive statement was issued by Waikato police yesterday after hundreds of people turned up to a Te Awamutu party on the back of an open invitation text message sent throughout the district. Police were aware of the text invitations before the party and appealed to the host family to cancel it but their advice was ignored.
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