What’s a Liquor Monopoly Worth? $50 Million Less Than Nothing
We have just released the most comprehensive analysis yet of the financial performance of New Zealand’s four remaining monopoly-holding licensing...
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Being an elected member
Being an elected trustee of the West Auckland Trusts – whether on the Portage or Waitākere Licensing Trust – is both a privilege and a serious...
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Giving back (to 2024)
Overall average value of giving back for the last 6 years = $1,072,000 per annum
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West Liquor’s eye-watering prices
Are West Liquor’s prices just a few cents higher or are we being taken to the cleaners? See what our comprehensive price survey...
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Pokies and The Trusts
How many gaming machines are there in Trusts venues? How much is gambled in Trusts venues?
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Overall average value of giving back for the last 6 years = $1,072,000 per annum
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Controlling alcohol without The Trusts’ monopoly
Alcohol licenses in Auckland are governed by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (SSAA) and Auckland’s Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) (once it...
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Grocery Stores vs Dairies
The argument sometimes surfaces that without the licensing trusts, dairies will be allowed to sell booze. The legislation is pretty clear that...
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Our information requests
For those that are interested in the details, here is the full set of correspondence from our information requests sent to The Trusts: Information...
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