Rotorua Lakes Council agrees to temporary liquor ban at three reserves 10 Feb, 2021 08:29 PM 3 minutes to read Cartons with empty bottles of beer and spirits surrounding a council lot. Photo / Supplied Multimedia journalist Rotorua Lakes Council has agreed to bring in a liquor ban at and around three Rotorua reserves after reports of crime and disorder in the areas. But some councillors believe it will simply move the problem somewhere else. The council agreed to a temporary 24/7 ban for the next 12 months at an extraordinary meeting this morning, called for by the council's Operations and Monitoring Committee last week. The ban will apply to the Shambles Theatre Reserve, Rotorua Community Youth Centre Reserve and Marist St Michael's Sports Park Reserve and four other council-owned lots.