Liquor licensing

The owners of the Octagon Night 'n Day Foodstore will have a rehearing before the Liquor Licensing Authority in February and other convenience stores will have a nervous wait to see if their liquor licences are renewed, following a landmark decision this week.

A legal challenge against the Queenstown Lakes District Council's blanket 4am closing time for bars has failed.

Some Otago medical leaders are among more than 300 doctors and nurses across the country who have signed a statement calling for changes to the liquor laws.