Story: Liquor laws

All images and media

From page 1 - Early liquor laws

First liquor licence, 1840

First liquor licence, 1840

Petition on Sunday closing, 1856

Petition on Sunday closing, 1856

Castle Hill Hotel, 1879

Castle Hill Hotel, 1879

Petition by Te Tatana Waitaheke on Māori access to liquor, 1871

Petition by Te Tatana Waitaheke on Māori access to liquor, 1871

From page 2 - The temperance influence

Temperance campaigner Bessie Lee, early 1900s

Temperance campaigner Bessie Lee, early 1900s

Prohibition referendums

Prohibition referendums (1st of 3)

Dry electorates

Dry electorates (2nd of 3)

Results of liquor licensing referendums, 1911–87

Results of liquor licensing referendums, 1911–87 (3rd of 3)

Restrictions on liquor consumption by Māori

Restrictions on liquor consumption by Māori

Barmaids

Barmaids

Liquor and the fall of empires

Liquor and the fall of empires (1st of 3)

Pro-continuance poster, 1920s

Pro-continuance poster, 1920s (2nd of 3)

Brown Owl restaurant, 1944

Brown Owl restaurant, 1944 (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - Loosening of liquor laws

6 o'clock closing

6 o'clock closing

10 o'clock closing

10 o'clock closing

Porirua Tavern, 1967

Porirua Tavern, 1967

ALAC poster, 1979

ALAC poster, 1979

From page 4 - Radical reform

Beer on sale in a supermarket, 1999

Beer on sale in a supermarket, 1999

March for liquor law reform, 2010

March for liquor law reform, 2010

How to cite this page:

Paul Christoffel, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/liquor-laws/media (accessed 3 October 2023)

Story by Paul Christoffel, published 5 Sep 2013, updated 15 Dec 2014