▁only ▁lost ▁out ▁by ▁ 1 6 3 2 ▁votes ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁special ▁votes , ▁ 2 7 8 ▁were ▁for ▁prohib ition . ▁Rest rict ive ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁introduced ▁on ▁sale ▁of ▁liqu or , ▁however ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁prohib ition ▁votes ▁had ▁started ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁▁ ▁Early - clos ing ▁laws ▁were ▁eventually ▁repe aled ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁after ▁a ▁refer endum ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁closing ▁times ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁pub s ▁( though ▁an ▁earlier ▁refer endum ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁had ▁retained ▁it ). ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁movement ▁Tem per ance ▁organis ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Total ▁Supp ression ▁of ▁the ▁Li qu or ▁Trade , ▁continue ▁to ▁remain ▁active ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁today . ▁Ne wer ▁groups , ▁such ▁as ▁Al co hol ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁focus ▁their ▁efforts ▁on ▁" the ▁connections ▁between ▁health ▁and ▁alco hol ; ▁road ▁acc idents ▁and ▁alco hol ; ▁and ▁patterns ▁of ▁youth ▁drink ing ▁with ▁associated ▁sexual ▁health ▁issues ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Al co hol ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁New ▁Zealand ▁alco hol ▁lic ens ing ▁refer end ums ▁ 1 8 9 4 – 1 9 8 7 ▁International ▁Organisation ▁of ▁Good ▁Tem pl ars ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Woman ' s ▁Christian