Fabian Yukich: New Zealand Winegrowers Chair on the alcohol licensing restrictions for events

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Feb 2, 2026 · 3m · transcript

Nelson's Mayor has kicked off a conversation about whether alcohol licensing laws are too strict.

Nick Smith was unable to buy a bottle of wine at the Ready to Roll concert on Sunday, at Neudorf Vineyards in Nelson.

It was being sold by the cup – the rule in place thought to be an effort to stop intoxication.

New Zealand Winegrowers Chair Fabian Yukich told Ryan Bridge there should be a little common sense.

He says you can try to cut out every possibility of everything going wrong, but in the end that becomes impractical.

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