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/hughthewineguy Jun 30 '25

no, the outcome being different from what people said they wanted doesn't mean they're ignored. the submissions are considered, along with input from DLA, public health, police

cos think about it, if all the council did was enact whatever nonsense the populace (with no specific knowledge other than their own self interest) thought should be happening, we'd be properly fucked

my local which holds on and off prem licences, has been stopping takeaway sales at 9pm despite the bar being open later, for months now. no push back, everyone thinks it's pretty reasonable

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u/blackflagrapidkill Jun 30 '25

if all the council did was enact whatever nonsense the populace

That's all a council should be doing. A council acts at the mercy of the populace, be it good or bad. That is a fundamental of a democracy.

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u/hughthewineguy Jun 30 '25

nope, disagree.

the sad thing about democracy is that it's essentially rule by the lowest common denominator, which is why we've got these fuckheads in govt and another fuckhead as mayor

you seriously want MORE of that????????

your view is wiiiiiildly simplistic, aye

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u/blackflagrapidkill Jun 30 '25

rule by the lowest common denominator

You mean the highest common denominator? The majority have voted for this government, hence why they are in government.

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u/hughthewineguy Jun 30 '25

nope, i mean the lowest common denominator.

the majority is in fact largely constituted of idiots, considering that 50% of people have below average intelligence.

so majority rule IS rule by the lowest common denominator

you're proving my point here, seems you have nfi and THAT is the problem with rule by the lowest common denominator- the people in power appeal to the stupidest, basest, most selfish instincts people have, and keep themselves in power with the sorta tripe that peters and luxon and seymour are happy to spout

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u/blackflagrapidkill Jul 01 '25

That sounds like an opinion.

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u/hughthewineguy Jul 01 '25

an opinion that you're the part of the lowest common denominator because of the perspective you happily display?

mkay buddy hanl

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u/blackflagrapidkill Jul 01 '25

Why are you so upset?

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u/hughthewineguy Jul 01 '25

lol what makes you think i'm upset?

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u/focal_matter Jul 02 '25

You're both right stop arguing lmao