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No liquor store for Māpua TRACY NEAL
Open Justice Reporter
A flood of community opposition has poured cold water on a liquor store that was planned for a site opposite Māpua Primary School. The Tasman District Licensing Committee has turned down an application by Nelson Holdings Limited (NHL) for a planned Super Liquor Māpua for a list of reasons, including that Māpua was “very child and family-centric”, and residents wanted it to stay that way. NHL had already signed a lease on the premises, after searching other sites in Māpua. The company’s operations director and shareholder, David Hall, said at last month’s four-day hearing that they had looked at various sites in Māpua including another on Aranui Road, and one near Māpua Wharf. They decided against the alternative Aranui Rd site because of its proximity to other licensed
premises, healthcare services, a childcare facility, and the main Māpua playground, pump track, skate park and playing field. The application attracted 88 objections from the public, plus opposition from the police, the Medical Officer of Health, and the district licensing inspector. A representative for the applicant suggested that the theme of the submissions is that “Māpua shouldn’t have a bottle store”. Community Action Youth and Drugs (CAYAD), operated in Nelson-Tasman by the Health Action Trust, supported the Māpua community in opposing the application. Spokesperson Marcelo Ribas said they were delighted with the outcome, which was the result of community action at its best. “It shows just how much influence a community can have when they are united and determined for the wellbeing of their community.”
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