Restaurateurs react: BYO restaurants encourage binge drinking123RF New Zealand restaurateurs disagree BYO encourages binge drinking. Egan adds: "BYO restaurants don't seem to bother to ask for proof of age. "It's now common for young people to use inner-city BYO restaurants to get around the liquor ban." Suggate says the BYO option is popular with larger groups such as sports teams who have limited budgets. The BYO option allows lower-waged people of whatever age to enjoy a drink with dinner, she says.

Source: Stuff May 19, 2016 19:59 UTC