Submission on the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Improving Alcohol Regulation) Amendment Bill

Mana Mokopuna is concerned this Bill continues the prioritising of commercial interests over prevention of harm to mokopuna. By making alcohol easier to sell, easier to deliver, and more present in everyday settings, this Bill risks increasing children’s exposure to harm and deepening inequities for mokopuna Māori, as well as a range of groups of children already disproportionately affected by alcohol harm.

The Bill is inconsistent with the Children’s Convention, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a generation of published evidence about alcohol harms. Mana Mokopuna strongly recommends the Bill does not proceed.