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Gisborne Mayor 'very sad' Rhythm and Vines is ditching Waiohika Estate

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Publish Date
Wed, 22 Jul 2026, 6:35am
Rhythm and Vines and Rhythm and Alps are classic year-end festivals.
Rhythm and Vines and Rhythm and Alps are classic year-end festivals.

Gisborne's mayor believes Rhythm and Vines’ organisers will struggle to get a venue as good as it has currently. 

This year's festival will be the last held at the Waiohika Estate before it relocates to a new undisclosed site. 

Organisers say the move will support the festival’s long-term future and will let it keep growing. 

Mayor Rehette Stoltz told Ryan Bridge it's a tough loss for the region, but it'll go out with a bang. 

She says it's hard to beat coming to Gisborne and camping in the vineyards with the sun and beautiful beaches. 

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