Secrecy, security and a police presence made for a trouble-free combined colleges' after-ball party, according to the organiser and police.
After-ball party organiser Sam Harrington said about 300 students attended the party at the Harlequins Clubrooms on Lansdowne St, Blenheim, after the combined colleges' formal at the Marlborough Convention Centre on Friday night.
The party was problem-free and police issued no warnings about behaviour, he said.
Acting Senior Sergeant Tony Yardley, of Blenheim, said three extra officers were on duty on Friday night to monitor the ball and after-ball party, along with their usual duties.
"Things can go wrong and you have to plan for that, but it didn't happen," Mr Yardley said.
Sam, 17, said there was alcohol at the party, but it was advertised more as a dance party than a reason to get drunk.
He started organising security and the DJ just two weeks before the ball and police were kept in the loop about details. Only students with tickets to the ball could get a ticket to the after-ball party to limit the number of potential party crashers, he said.
The venue was kept secret until the end of the ball and professional security guards were strict in limiting the amount of alcohol taken inside by ticket holders. A small number of parents also helped out, he said.
Sam said organising the party was stressful because rumours circulated that people without tickets would try to get into the venue.
The after-ball party began about 1am and the last people left about 4.30am.
Mr Yardley did not know of any other after-ball parties that night.
Marlborough Girls' College principal Karen Stewart said the after-ball party was not associated with the college, but she was happy with how the ball turned out.
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