NZ’S FIRST DRY BAR CLOSES

Just five weeks after opening, New Zealand’s first alcohol-free bar has closed. Tap Bar, co-owner Grady Elliot said he was applying for a liquor license and would re-launch as a nightclub.

“We gave it a shot and Auckland drinking culture just didn’t tie in with the dry bar, no one showed up,” Elliot told NZ Herald. Elliot plans to convert the dry bar into a nightclub, with alcohol.