One of New Zealand's largest liquor companies claims that University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne's ''rant'' about North Dunedin liquor outlets lacks ''intellectual rigour''.
Prof Hayne called on the Dunedin district licensing committee to do ''all in its power to address the proliferation'' of liquor outlets around the student quarter as part of the university's opposition to a licence application by Cumberland St Super Liquor.
Pat Brittenden and Dominic George ask whether this is more of a conversation about the alcohol culture in Dunedin than the specifics that Hayne mentioned.
