Binge drinking has tarnished city's reputation

Binge drinking and the resulting serious disorder have tarnished Dunedin's reputation as a student host city, a reputation critical to the city's future.

A sharp focus on those issues has resulted in some compelling arguments in a drive to find a cure.

A Dunedin City Council hearings committee is looking at the option of a liquor ban for North Dunedin, a ban that could force drinking off the street in the student quarter.

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