Jamie Gough says he will mend his ways after another booze-related incident.

Christchurch city councillor Jamie Gough says he will get professional help after his latest public alcohol-fuelled incident.

Gough posted a statement on his Facebook page on Friday morning in response to a Stuff article on his behaviour at a Aikmans Bar in Merivale on Monday night.

He said: "Rather than talking about the incident covered in The Press this morning, with the support of my family, I have made the decision to get professional help as there is a problem and it is time to deal with it properly.

"I am really sorry for the hurt I have caused those closest to me and for any offence I have caused anyone. I am respectfully asking that I be given the privacy to deal with this with professional help and out of the spotlight.

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"I appreciate that as a councillor there is an expectation of a standard of behaviour at all times – I have fallen well short of that.

"More importantly to me though is the impact on those I love and that's also why I am getting help and asking for privacy to do that. My priorities at the moment are getting this help, focusing on my loved ones and doing my job as a councillor.

"I hope you can understand and respect this."

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel said she was aware Gough was "currently facing a number of issues in his personal life".

By his own admission the young councillor had fallen far short of the behavioural standards expected of elected officials, she said.

"He is no longer chairing any council committees...but I have nothing further to say on the matter."

City councillors approached declined to comment.

'I NEED TO SMARTEN UP MY ACT'

The latest incident came to light on Tuesday when a fellow patron, Sam Emerson, posted a message on Gough's public Facebook page saying:

"Hey mate, you were absolutely disgusting at Aikmans last night. Your attitude to the girls in my group was foul and incredibly sexist. Clean your act up."

Gough has since apologised for the incident.

"I'm really sorry. I have apologised and I felt it was one of those things to front up to and deal with privately. I have a bit of a binge from time to time. I was probably a bit prattish, being a dick who had too many drinks. I thought I'm going home. This is no good."

The Waitangi Day incident follows other booze related slip-ups including being ejected from the Cancer Society Ball last year for being drunk and, in August the previous year, not being able to pay a taxi driver after mixing alcohol and antibiotics. The taxi driver drove Gough, who did not have his wallet with him, to the police station.

The council's code of conduct says the mayor and councillors "should not behave improperly and should on all occasions avoid the appearance of such behaviour".

Gough acknowledged he had made a mistake and said he was "dealing with it".

"I am now seeking the help I require and my priority is my family.

"It won't impact on my ability to discharge my duties as a councillor."

Gough, who is part of one of the wealthiest families in Canterbury, said he did not know exactly what he said to the group at Aikmans but admitted "talking crap" and acting like a fool.

He went out with friends and got a bit intoxicated during a very stressful part of his life, he said.

His wedding is only weeks away.

"In a setting down at the bar a bit late I was talking crap because I had too much to drink and, to be honest with you, I think at times I sometimes deal with [stress] the wrong way and it's like a release valve thing.

"I'm not a bad person. I've got a pretty good handle on it. I need to smarten my act up. I need to find a different outlet. I need to go for a run or something.

"I was up at the bar and I was probably being belligerent. It was just banter and in hindsight I wish I hadn't done it."

Emerson did not respond to messages.

Management at Aikmans said the bar did not wish to comment.