Proposed changes to alcohol supply rules for Tauranga include not allowing any supermarket sales before 10am and banning new bottle shops from some suburbs.
Tauranga City Council said in a statement it was encouraging the community to share their views on where and when alcohol can be bought in Tauranga.
Consultation on the revised draft Local Alcohol Policy opened today for one month and follows significant changes to the draft policy first consulted in December 2021.
Commission chairwoman Anne Tolley said the revised proposed changes were not aimed at stopping people from purchasing alcohol, but controlling the times they could access it to help reduce the harm caused by alcohol in the community.
She encouraged everyone interested in the policy, even those who have previously provided their thoughts, to share their views on the recent updates, she said in the statement.
"We understand that the requirement to re-consult on this policy may be onerous for some people, but we want to make sure it achieves what it sets out to do, which is to reduce alcohol-related harm," she said.
Hearings on the policy will be held in November this year, following which the council will consider submissions in December.
The council's Local Alcohol Policy was last updated in 2015. It deals with the sale and supply of alcohol.
The proposed change since last year's consultation on the draft policy include:
