Petition Blog

I love a good pub. But with The Trusts at the helm I’ve got no hope of getting a great local. Here’s why…

August 7, 2018 849

The monopoly rights held by the West Auckland trusts are not exhaustive. There are a couple of exemptions for off-licenses and for on-licenses it...

July 14, 2018 4220

The Trusts is actually a joint venture called WATS Ltd. So what does that mean for us?

July 12, 2018 1725

Fact checking Simon Wickham’s appearance on The Project

July 7, 2018 1467

Is competition a threat to The Trusts community funding? No. The threat lies within…

July 5, 2018 1498

Fact check! The Trusts claim that West Auckland has the lowest incidence of alcohol related crashes in Auckland. What does the NZTA data actually...

June 30, 2018 4102

We consider that licensing trusts are probably the least scrutinised part of the public sector No central government agency or select...

June 28, 2018 1610

The Trusts average profits are $5M p.a. but without investment and gambling incomes they make a loss! How is it that a monopoly operator can...

June 22, 2018 742

Read this article to help understand the argument Removing the Trusts’ monopoly is not just about alcohol – it is about the kind of West Auckland...