A Wellington bar owner's bewildered he can't hand out pamphlets advertising his bars during O-week

Victoria University of Wellington's Students Association has complained to the council licensing team.

The council's told Greig Wilson they believe licensees must not target students to draw them to bars.

Wilson says he's distributed the flyers for years.

He says he wants to get students into bars where intoxication can be managed, rather than have them sit in a flat with a bottle of vodka.