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 circumventing the intent of the legislation. It might not be criminal… but it should be.
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Giving back: the numbers
Overall average value of giving back for the last 5 years = $786,000 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 clears all the legal hurdles). The SSAA effectively provides a default set of rules and the Local...
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What can we expect in 2019?
A look forward at what we can expect in 2019 including some shenanigans from The Trusts
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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 dairies can’t be issued with an off-license. But the legislation is equally clear that it is OK to...
Learn more The extent of the monopoly
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 only applies to taverns and hotels. Off licenses One off-license exemption is for production sites...
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Orright, WATS goin’ on here then?
The Trusts is actually a joint venture called WATS Ltd. So what does that mean for us?
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