Auckland Council proposes 9pm closure for bottle shops

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Auckland bottle shops said they'll be forced out of business if they're forced to close their doors at 9:00pm as is proposed by the council. The new rules would apply to supermarkets and liquor stores across the region. They would also see a freeze on new liquor stores in the central city and 23 other "priority areas", most of them in south and west Auckland, for the next two years, Jessica Hopkins reports.

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