National Crate Day in Central Otago is potentially fizzing out.

Alexandra Police Senior Constable Graham Perkins said it was a very low key event in Central Otago with no calls for service whatsoever.

“Hopefully it’s dying,” he said.

One bottle store owner in Cromwell also confirmed to police they only sold 10 crates for the day.

In a tribute to the beginning of Summer, the Rock radio station seven years ago encouraged Kiwis to buy a few crates with your mates on the first Saturday of December.

But, police and health advisors have said many times, the day promotes a toxic drinking culture in New Zealand.

After carnage broke out in Queenstown in 2016, the National Crate Day resulted in a liquor ban in the central business district.

A 350-strong party on the Village Green ended in fights where 20 people were detained and the entire area was covered in broken glass and littered bottles.

Back in Alexandra this year, police attended two Crate Day parties that were held by young people, but both were under control.

Snr Const Perkins said most of the entertainment in Alexandra was centred around the new brewery on Boundary Rd, where a live band was playing on Saturday night.

The Cromwell Races on the weekend was also a well organised event, with plenty of food and good security, he said.

Only two people were assisted off the grounds by police at the end of the day, and driver checkpoints were also set up but nobody was drinking in excess and driving, which was good to see, he said.