Alpine Unity

Alpine Unity was a three night New Year festival in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The first event took place in 2001 with two subsequent events taking place at Flock Hill, a high country station in Te Wai Pounamu, the South Island of New Zealand. The largest event in 2002 had approximately 5000 attendees.

Alpine Unity Main Stage

It was run as a limited liability company co-owned by Pacific Island Entertainment Ltd. and Middle Earth Productions Ltd.,[1] until two of the Directors of the company and the festival were implicated in a drug bust in 2003.[2][3] Following the bust, the party was taken over by New Zealand Entertainment Service Ltd. and rebranded 'Alpine'.[4][5] It carried on under the new name, eventually being superseded by Rhythm and Alps, which was created by the organisers of the Rhythm and Vines New Year festival in Te Ika a Maui, the North Island of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Alpine Unity Line Up

Alpine Unity had many acts from around New Zealand, the most notable acts were:

References
  1. https://www.nzlbusiness.com/company/struck-off/Alpine-Unity-Limited
  2. "More court appearances after international party drugs bust". The New Zealand Herald. 21 November 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. Big LSD bust threatens party
  4. https://www.obscure.co.nz/incoming/good_news_on_alpine
  5. https://opencorporates.com/companies/nz/692223


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