Two Dunedin men have been the first to be arrested for breaching Wanaka's liquor ban, which covers central public areas, including the lake shore, and areas at Lake Hawea until January 5.
Snr Const Ian Henderson said yesterday the young men were arrested in Wanaka on Sunday night. They will appear in the Queenstown District Court soon.
The liquor ban penalties are a fine up to $20,000 and confiscation of alcohol.
•Wanaka police say they know who they want to talk to regarding a serious assault outside bars in Post Office Lane in the weekend and it is just a matter of time before they catch up with the men, from Christchurch and Southland.
Snr Const Henderson estimated eight to 10 men, mostly aged in their early 20s and "out-of-towners", were involved in a fight that resulted in a 29-year-old Albert Town man being treated in Dunstan Hospital for cuts and bruises to his face, head and torso.
The victim was discharged from hospital on Sunday after one night.
Queenstown
Queenstown remained "pretty quiet" overnight despite holiday crowds and congested roads, police reported.
Some reported incidents. -
•Senior Sergeant John Fookes said a Queenstown man was bailed to appear in the District Court on January 12 after being arrested on Sunday for an assault on Christmas Day.
•At 11.55pm on Sunday, a 38 year-old man was taken to Lakes District Hospital after falling off his bicycle on the Edith Cavell bridge over the Shotover River.
•Two men, one from Queenstown and another from Winton, were arrested for unlawfully taking a car from Arthurs Point yesterday and for dangerous driving in the same vehicle at the Lake View Holiday Park on Sunday.
•Cash was missing after a shipping container was reportedly broken into on Glenda Drive yesterday.
