The local body elections saw a change of guard in many of the country's councils. At the same time in West Auckland, residents have voted for new representatives on their liquor licensing trusts that have been in effect since 1972.

As the final results came through at the end of last week, 10 of the 17 trustees on the Portage and Waitākere Licensing Trusts were fresh faces.

A group opposed to the Trusts' monopoly over West Auckland's liquor sales have claimed four of those seats, and hope to enact change from the inside.

Reporter Tom Taylor and video journalist Nick Monro went to find out why.