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New restrictions on Ready To Drink beverages (RTDs) and confirmation of split ages for on-licence and off-licence alcohol purchases are among the key features of the Government's alcohol reform package.

Ready To Drink beverages will be restricted, under new laws, so they cannot hold more than 1.5 standard drinks or have more than 5 per cent alcohol content.

A split purchase age for purchasing liquor of 18 for on-licences (bars and restaurants) and 20 for off-licences (liquor outlets and supermarkets) will also become law.

Will the alcohol law changes have an effect on NZ drinking culture? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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2. Jo2Lo says
   "Without changing the rules in alcohol advertising the whole change process is useless."
3. Bam Bam says
   "Heavy drinking has been part of the anglo saxon culture for centuries. What makes people think an education program will change anything?"
4. James says
   "Does anyone stop to consider that drinking (in whatever volume) might actually be an enjoyable past time for a lot of us?"
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