Deputy police commissioner Mike Bush says New Zealanders
should be "acknowledged and congratulated" for their
responsibility with alcohol and driving before New Year
celebrations.
The Commerce Commission has ordered the operators of the
Night'n Day shop in the Octagon to remove, or cover, alcohol
advertisements on the windows until the shop has a liquor
licence.
Not completing research which shows a majority of respondents
favoured stricter alcohol controls constitutes a manipulation
of the political process, says Prof Jennie Connor, head of
preventive and social medicine at the University of Otago.
Wanaka police are planning to crack down on the illegal
supply of alcohol to minors this weekend as senior pupils
from Mount Aspiring College prepare to celebrate the end of
school for the year.
Queenstown Lakes
Mayor Vanessa van Uden says there is not a problem with
alcohol abuse in the resort but the small minority who cause
trouble are unwanted, after she joined Queenstown police on
the beat overnight on Saturday.
Alcohol is the main cause of violence in Queenstown and more
police are needed on streets, according to some public and
private operators in the resort who were surveyed by students
from the University of Otago.
