Looking back at the 2019 elections
Looking back at the 2019 licensing trust elections and we uncover donations from a property developer of questionable character
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They won’t budge…
We sent a letter and attended a meeting of the WLT asking them to trigger the referendum themselves. The board were unanimous and unequivocal...
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Liquor licensing is rampant!
Fact Check: Linda Cooper says liquor licensing is rampant, pointing to South Auckland where alcohol outlets are popping up on almost every street...
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The Te Atatu Tavern
The Te Atatu Tavern was the Waitakere Licensing Trust’s first tavern and opened in 1974. These days it is a weeping sore that exemplifies much of...
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Monopoly vs competition
What’s better: competition or monopoly? Here are the key arguments in one place
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The Community Trusts?
Should our licensing trusts convert into community trusts? I think they should…
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WATS the problem?
The joint venture structure employed by The Trusts and their use of it to avoid legislated disclosures is scandalous. They are blatantly...
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Nothing to see here
The Trusts are giving us a master-class on how to avoid official information requests. Here are their tactics
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Giving back: public good or good public relations?
Giving back is good, but how much of it is philanthropic and how much is self-promotion?
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