Game Over

A group of NZ bars has developed a novel method of curbing excess drinking. Unruly patrons can be yellow or red carded depending on their degree of intoxication – yellow cards preventing drinkers from being served for a set period of time, red cards resulting in their eviction from the premises. NZ’s Alcohol Advisory Council is watching the results of the new system with interest. “If this system works, then we applaud it,” says AAC chief executive Mike MacAvoy.