THE SHOUT NZ: No extension to New Zealand’s wage subsidy scheme: Prime Minister
MEDIA RELEASE 6 July 2020 NZABC's Bridget MacDonald talks with THE SHOUT NZ about the end of the wage subsidy and what that means for the hospitality industry. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced [...]
NZABC opposes harsher marketing rules proposed in Health and Disability System Review
MEDIA RELEASE 23 June 2020 Calls for harsher marketing rules for alcohol do not make sense in an already tightly regulated market, the NZ Alcohol Beverages Council (NZABC) said today in response to the Health [...]
Move to Alert Level 1 not a panacea
MEDIA RELEASE 8 June 2020 The NZ Alcohol Beverages Council (NZABC) says the move to Alert Level 1 is not the panacea it appears to be. “The hospitality sector was one of the first and [...]
Global survey reveals NZ on-trend with decrease in alcohol consumption over lockdown
MEDIA RELEASE 5 June 2020 A just-released global survey has revealed the vast majority of people (84%) have consumed the same amount or less alcohol during COVID-19 lockdowns. The International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) [...]