27 Dec 2017

Queenstown liquor ban

From Summer Times, 8:10 am on 27 December 2017

A liquor ban comes into force in Queenstown today - police and the Queenstown Lakes District Council say they're hoping it'll improve behaviour leading up to what is traditionally a very big - and messy night on New Years' Eve. About a thousand people partied on the lakefront on Christmas Day, leaving piles of bottles and rubbish for council workers to clean up. The police say no one was arrested but several people were removed from the party and they're hoping for more responsible behaviour for the rest of the week. The ban starts at two o'clock today and applies until January the 6th. Megan talks the Queenstown mayor, Jim Boult.