The online delivery of alcohol has blown up since Aotearoa's first COVID-19 lockdown and broadcaster Brodie Kane says "it's just beyond a joke" how easy it is to access.
On Wednesday, Newshub National Correspondent Patrick Gower hosted Newshub Talks: Booze, a panel of high-profile Kiwis, health experts, alcohol lovers, and those who have sworn off the drink, following on from his documentary Patrick Gower: On Booze.
Taking part in the panel, Kane said easy access to alcohol was proven when she had booze delivered in lockdown.
"It is actually ridiculous how easy it is to get booze, I'm going to sit here this evening and tell you that I do enjoy drinking, but I fully appreciate we have just let the flood gates go," she said.
"The access is just beyond a joke."
She said the fact that all it takes is just a click of a button to have alcohol at your doorstep is "dangerous".
Assistant Police Commissioner Chris De Wattignar said the delivery services technology has "outpaced the legislation".
"There's some room for some improvement."
Asst Cmmr Wattignar said delivery services have enabled those under 18 to purchase alcohol without having to provide ID.
"It's just not right that you should be able to produce ID if asked in a store, yet online you just click a button," he said.
"People would be quite horrified with how easy it is."
Asst Cmmr Wattignar said it is "very challenging" for police to police the delivery of alcohol.
Hāpai Te Hauora CEO Selah Hart wants a review of the Sell and Supply of Liquor Act and a complete overhaul of the rules.
"Not just a pick and mix of what we've currently got, we actually need to look at the whole range of harms that are associated with alcohol and redo them."
"It shouldn't be convenient"
Community leader Dave Letele told Newshub Talks: Booze that alcohol should not be available to buy with your bread and butter in supermarkets.
"With the people that we are seeing, they are choosing alcohol over getting food for their kids, so why would you put it in a place where you are getting food for your kids?"
Auckland's large liquor store population
Aotearoa's supercity has 453 liquor stores - that is eight times more than the number of McDonald's restaurants that are in the city.
Alcohol Harm Reduction advocate Raawiri Ratuu walked around Flatbush with Patrick Gower, and told Gower he counted five outlets within the community.
"You've got 11 and 12-year-old kids now drinking, my own moko moko's are drinking at that age."
Letele said he works with Aotearoa's most vulnerable communities and is "disgraced" by the number of liquor stores there are in one city.
"We are targeted from anything bad, not just alcohol, fast food, the gambling outlets we're targeted."
Letele said he googled how many stores are in Māngere - "there's 14 online just in Māngere, seven of them are in walking distance."
"Any deprived area we are just bombarded," he added.
Watch the full Patrick Gower: On Booze documentary on-demand at ThreeNow. And the conversation around booze continues at Newshub Talks: Booze at ThreeNow.
