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Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick on harm reduction in the face of buy now, pay later service Afterpay being used for booze

Monday 11th July 2022 | Quintin Jane | R1 News Reporter | quintin@r1.co.nz

Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick. Image: RNZ/Benjamin Brooking

An Auckland liquor store has come under fire after a Facebook post celebrated its introduction of buy now, pay later service Afterpay for alcohol purchases. I spoke with MP Chlöe Swarbrick about her Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Members Bill, and its relationship to this incident, and Aotaaroa's wider relationship with alcohol.