Petition Blog

April 7, 2020 1863

Two weeks into lockdown and The Trusts have been in the headlines. What’s gone wrong?

Looking back at the 2019 licensing trust elections and we uncover donations from a property developer of questionable character

June 27, 2019 1816

We sent a letter and attended a meeting of the WLT asking them to trigger the referendum themselves. The board were unanimous and unequivocal...

Fact Check: Linda Cooper says liquor licensing is rampant, pointing to South Auckland where alcohol outlets are popping up on almost every street...

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...

What’s better: competition or monopoly? Here are the key arguments in one place

March 8, 2019 1560

Should our licensing trusts convert into community trusts? I think they should…

March 1, 2019 3076

The joint venture structure employed by The Trusts and their use of it to avoid legislated disclosures is scandalous. They are blatantly...

The Trusts are giving us a master-class on how to avoid official information requests. Here are their tactics