booze ban
By MATTHEW MCKEW
The year no one wants to remember — but we’ll never forget — will be sent out with a bang tonight in Queenstown.
While elsewhere, globally, Covid-19's thrown a spanner into traditional
New Year’s Eve celebrations and gatherings, City...
Queenstown cops issued ZERO fines in the first two months of the resort's controversial booze crackdown.
Police were given the power to dish out $250 tickets to anyone caught boozing on the streets after a furore over Crate Day drinking.
Cops...
Queenstown publicans are barring up over Easter drinking restrictions they claim are outdated and visitor-unfriendly.
Under New Zealand law, due to Easter's religious significance, you can't drink in pubs on Good Friday and Easter Sunday unless you're there to dine,...
City Hall faces a two-pronged front to tighten Queenstown's booze laws.
Business lobby group DowntownQT and local police have joined forces to push for a 24-hour liquor ban in public areas.
The two bodies met mayor Jim Boult last Monday, ahead...