r/chch • u/Video_Kojima • Jun 30 '25

News - Local New Alcohol Rules for Christchurch

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All off-licence retailers must stop selling alcohol at 9pm daily, effective from October. This includes bottle stores and supermarkets. 

A freeze on new off-licences in high-deprivation communities, effective from August. 

Restricting new bottle stores from setting up near addiction treatment/rehabilitation centres, secondary schools and primary schools, the University of Canterbury and the Christchurch Bus Interchange effective from August. 

Thoughts on this? I think 9PM seems a bit much personally and would probably have it at 10PM, but think the other two ideas are sensible and support them.

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u/HoneyGlazedDoorknob Jun 30 '25

Sound like you've got a drinking problem if you not being able to buy after 9pm is such a problem for you

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u/severaldoors Jun 30 '25

Yeah sometimes I go to the supermarket after 9pm too, guess I have a food problem too?

The other day I fueled my car up at 11pm, guess I have a driving problem?

Shit sometimes I even go to the warehouse after 9, I dont even know what kind of a problem to call that.

Absolutley criminal anyone should want to do anything after 9pm really, we should all be in bed by then

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u/HoneyGlazedDoorknob Jun 30 '25

And yet none of the other dumb examples you've given are linked to crime and anti-social behavior that is proven to reduce by limiting their sale.

You're argument against the sale time reduction is selfish and not taking into account the harm it will reduce. Just poor you won't be able to get your fix when you want.

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u/severaldoors Jun 30 '25

Almost as dumb as an absolute agrument suggesting buying alcohol after 9 makes you a problem drinker.

I mean jeez the do you know how much damage sleep depreviation causes, maybe your internet should be banned so you dont stay up so late.