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![Waiheke neighbours allege 'litany' of failings at Cable Bay Vineyards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Waiheke neighbours allege 'litany' of failings at Cable Bay Vineyards
'He should have gone to the toilet before leaving.'
![West Auckland liquor stores stop selling spirits during lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
West Auckland liquor stores stop selling spirits during lockdown
Too many people were coming from outside West Auckland to buy spirits, trust says.
![Political brew-ha-ha: Voters to decide fate of alcohol sales in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Political brew-ha-ha: Voters to decide fate of alcohol sales in Auckland
Voters will get the chance to decide who control liquor sales in West Auckland.
![Wellington liquor store appeal dismissed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Wellington liquor store appeal dismissed
It's considered by police and public health to be one of the highest risk liquor stores.
![Bar wars: Campaigners close on booze vote](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bar wars: Campaigners close on booze vote
The battle over alcohol sales in West Auckland has reached a key point.
![Unrest in the West: Battle lines drawn in liquor sales war](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Unrest in the West: Battle lines drawn in liquor sales war
A new battle is brewing over access to alcohol in Auckland.
![ASA overturns call on licensing trusts' crashes claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
ASA overturns call on licensing trusts' crashes claim
Complaint laid in June on behalf of the West Auckland Licensing Trusts Action Group.
!['Ample warning': Notorious Dunedin bar ordered shut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Ample warning': Notorious Dunedin bar ordered shut
Bar owner 'extremely disappointed', says closure a loss for the Dunedin community.
![World Cup strip show gets licensing OK](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
World Cup strip show gets licensing OK
A brothel's strip-show during a match of last year's Rugby World Cup didn't breach alcohol licensing rules.
![Bars to open for Rugby World Cup games](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bars to open for Rugby World Cup games
Bars will be allowed to open for every Rugby World Cup game - not just All Blacks matches - under a new bill that passed in Parliament last night.
![Mike Hosking: Greens are 'anti-fun wowsers'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mike Hosking: Greens are 'anti-fun wowsers'
What a bunch of anti-fun wowsers the Greens are for blocking a bill to allow pubs to remain open during the World Cup, writes Mike Hosking.
![Bar manager at four times over limit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bar manager at four times over limit
A bar manager was caught driving more than four times over the legal limit may have her licence suspended.
![Oversight leaves hotel dry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Oversight leaves hotel dry
One of Auckland's major hotels has been left dry for nearly a month over the holiday period because of a mix-up in renewing its liquor licence.
![Bar, stripclub hit with liquor bans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Bar, stripclub hit with liquor bans
Auckland stripclub Calendar Girls and popular Ponsonby bar Grand Central have both had their liquor licenses temporarily suspended.
![Cameron Brewer: Liquor policy leaves a sour taste](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cameron Brewer: Liquor policy leaves a sour taste
This policy, if adopted, will see cordons go up around the alcohol section of every supermarket early in the morning and late at night, writes Cameron Brewer.