Auckland Transport's hands tied over alcohol ads on busesSUPPLIED Ads for Brothers Beer, Corona and Selaks wines have been seen on buses around Auckland. Alcohol ads on the backs of buses are "inconsistent" with Auckland Transport policy, but the council-controlled organisation is powerless to pull them. However, Auckland Transport's advertising policy states that ads promoting alcohol brands or products "will not be approved, or permitted to remain on AT's infrastructure, facilities or services". READ MORE:* Auckland's local alcohol policy set for drawn-out debate* Call for last orders: Can our cities survive a six-year dry run? "Under the new system they'll become our buses, but at the moment they are the private contractor's buses," Auckland Transport media relations manager Mark Hannan said.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2016 02:07 UTC