Blackriven
2 Feb 2010
Life / Do you think a smoking ban would be a good thing in Polish restaurants and Bars? [217]
We've had a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants here in NZ for quite some time (about 5 years). Yes it did have an impact on the hospitality industry at the start, however bar owners started to find creative ways for smokers to enjoy their beer and their smokes too. (since a lot of local councils have liquor bans in the inner cities smokers couldn't take their drinks outside with them) Some bars now have built smoking 'gardens'.
One bar I am going to use as an example they've set up a tarpaulin over their decking in the alley and put gas heaters in the outdoor space (which is now mostly indoors - like a tent), they have big screen TV in the smoking area as well so punters can enjoy their smokes, beer and whatever entertainment is happening.
One thing that I personally should have been put into the law here was to allow bars to have indoor smoking rooms. I stayed in a hostel once that had one. It was a smoke proof room that had extractor fans. The fans were on a motion sensor so they worked when people where in the room smoking and for a few seconds after they left.
There's now talk of banning cigarettes completely in NZ by 2020.
We've had a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants here in NZ for quite some time (about 5 years). Yes it did have an impact on the hospitality industry at the start, however bar owners started to find creative ways for smokers to enjoy their beer and their smokes too. (since a lot of local councils have liquor bans in the inner cities smokers couldn't take their drinks outside with them) Some bars now have built smoking 'gardens'.
One bar I am going to use as an example they've set up a tarpaulin over their decking in the alley and put gas heaters in the outdoor space (which is now mostly indoors - like a tent), they have big screen TV in the smoking area as well so punters can enjoy their smokes, beer and whatever entertainment is happening.
One thing that I personally should have been put into the law here was to allow bars to have indoor smoking rooms. I stayed in a hostel once that had one. It was a smoke proof room that had extractor fans. The fans were on a motion sensor so they worked when people where in the room smoking and for a few seconds after they left.
There's now talk of banning cigarettes completely in NZ by 2020.