Labour says changes to proposed liquor laws could have gone further.
The Government has accepted all 130 of the recommended changes to the Alcohol Reform Bill contained in a report by the Justice and Electoral select committee.
The biggest change relates to grocery stores and supermarkets, which will be able to display alcohol only in one part of the store which is not in a prominent location.
But select committee member Charles Chauvel says the recommendations are merely tinkering at the edges and more should have been done.
He says the changes are technical and fail to address the big issues of alcohol advertising and availability.
Mr Chauvel says basic steps such as lowering the legal blood alcohol level for motorists have also been missed.
Justice Minister Simon Power says the new laws are unlikely to be passed by Parliament before the election in November. There are only 12 sitting days left before the House rises.
Government 'should be ashamed'
The Alcohol Action lobby group says putting an end to cheap liquor prices could become a major election issue.
Professor Doug Sellman told Morning Report the changes the Government is making are timid and it should be ashamed.
The Hospitality Association says the proposed legislative changes won't address the issue of young people binge-drinking.
Chief executive Bruce Robertson says the committee's report should have recommended reducing the drinking age to 18 and making it an offence to be drunk in a public place.
He says the Government has made minor changes but left important issues such as the sale of alcohol to councils to administer.
