Steve Gillett: Kingslander Bar on the proposed new alcohol rules

It could soon be easier to go to the pub for a big overseas sports match amid tough times in hospitality.

The Government's proposing to loosen certain regulations and allow for businesses to respond to objections for them having a license.

Ministers will be able to grant one-off special trading hours for businesses that stream major events. 

Auckland's Kingslander Bar owner Steve Gillett told Ryan Bridge it's a time of need for the industry.

He says this would be an opportunity to increase revenue streams and up total sales.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good news for sports fans this morning. It's seeming to
be easier to go to the pub for a big
overseas match. Changes to the alcohol regulation laws mean ministers
can grant one off special trading hours for businesses that
stream major events. Steve Gillett is owner of the Kingsland,
a pub in Auckland and is with me this morning. Steve,
good morning mate, how.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Are we good?

Speaker 1 (00:20):
Thank you? Is this good news? Is this going to
make a difference?

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Oh? I think it's just positive for the hospitality industry.
It's been pretty pretty tough out there at the moment,
and I think it's just an opportunity to get extra
revenue streams, to increase your top your total sales at
the end of the day. So it gives a guys
opportunity to open and let the community come in and

(00:43):
watch these games and support the local rugby games for sure.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Is it a major events they're talking about multiple a
year or is it just a very special occasion or
do we just have to wait and see that. It's
up to the minister's discretion.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
I suppose, I guess. I mean, coming up, we've got
the NDV two of England Scotland Wales, that could be
an option there four o'clock am games, and then we've
got the Soccer World Cup next year, so definitely opportunities
there here to open for those games.

Speaker 1 (01:12):
There's people who say, and some might call them walsers,
but people who say, well, is you know, if someone's
just lost a football match and they're wasted drunk and
we're sending them out onto the street at nine am,
is it a sensible thing?

Speaker 2 (01:26):
Well, I mean that's the thing where they are licensed
premises and we are regulated to keep eye. That's you know,
not intoxicated within the bar. So those guys can't be
in those in the premises. They have to be restricted
and not allowed in there. So you know, if everyone's
keeping to those of rules, those people shouldn't be in
those premises anyway. But you know we've done it before.

(01:49):
We've done it for the soccer, for the Rugby World Cup,
Cricket World Cup and done it quite well, not had
those problems and nothing's really come back, and that us'
the the residual.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
You can say, Steve. There's also some changes to supermarkets
and bottle stores and stuff like that, which I know
governments of all creeds have changed over the years. What
is there much Do you notice the difference when they
restrict in Auckland as they have the hours for supermarkets
and bottle stores. Does it have much of an effect

(02:23):
on the pub?

Speaker 2 (02:25):
I don't think so. I think people, you know, will
just work with what's happening. You know, there's a certain
how you're going to buy a whole, they'll go out
and do that and pre buy it and do that
and then we know when it comes to the bars,
we'll just tell up the bars when they're open and
you know, just as it is.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
So yeah, appreciate your time. Steve Steve get At, owner
of the Kingsland Pub in Auckland. For more from Early
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