Christchurch community leaders call for tighter alcohol controls

Auckland Council's considering a rule change that put a freeze on new liquor stores in almost two dozen areas around the city and also force off licences and grocery stores to stop selling alcohol from 9pm. Now, some Christchurch community leaders want tighter alcohol controls on their turf too. Meanwhile, Otago Uni research shows in 2018, alcohol was responsible for nearly 130,000 ACC claims, 29,000 hospitalisations, and an estimated 900 deaths. Waitai-Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board chairperson Paul McMahon speaks to Lisa Owen.