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There's been record-breaking community backlash to a proposed liquor store, in the small Central Otago town of Lake Hawea

There's been record-breaking community backlash to a proposed liquor store, in the small Central Otago town of Lake Hawea

24 September 2025

The ODT reports there have been 538 submissions opposing the first standalone liquor store in the town, with a population of two-thousand three-hundred.

Resident and community spokeswoman Lisa Riley says the response reflects deep public concern.

She says locals are worried placing the Super Liquor at the entrance to a family-focused neighbourhood will normalise alcohol for kids and risk public seating and toilets at the children's playground, being used as drinking spots.

A three-day hearing's been scheduled for next month.

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