Sober Shadbolt denied entry to bar

Being Mayor of Invercargill didn't help Tim Shadbolt when he tried to get a drink at a bar in the city after attending a fancy dress party.

His party of six got bounced by a Kiln doorman because costumes are not allowed at the bar owned by the Invercargill Licensing Trust, the Southland Times reported.

Shadbolt, his partner Asha Dutt, his son and partner and Councillor Darren Ludlow and his wife had just come from a nearby private fancy dress party.

Shadbolt was wearing a platoon commander's uniform and was sober when he was told no costumes were allowed because they encouraged binge drinking.

Shadbolt said it was the first time he had been denied entry to an Invercargill bar but did not expect preferential treatment.

- NZPA