Jennie Connor
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 17 October 2024
On today's episode, a whistleblower is warning that thousands of at-risk students enrolled at Te Kura, the Correspondence School are sitting at home doing nothing, the Accident Compensation… Audio
Royal Society releases factsheet to highlight cancer risks associated with drinking alcohol
The Royal Society Te Aparangi is releasing a factsheet this morning aimed at countering myths around the benefits of drinking alcohol. University of Otago Emeritus Professor Jennie Connor spoke to… Audio
Renewed push for reform of alcohol legislation in NZ
Alcohol Action NZ is urging the government to take on its 5+ solution to deal with the harm caused by alcohol in society. Professor Jennie Connor from Otago University's Department of Preventive and… Audio
The Whale Oil case and discrediting public health advocates
The Whale Oil defamation trial collapsed this month in the Auckland High Court, a case that stems back to Nicky Hager's 2014 book Dirty Politics. Audio
What to do about alcohol?
Major report into reducing alcohol harm ignored for almost a decade. For all the talk on cannabis…what about the drug that does the most harm ? Audio
Drinking during pregnancy
A new study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal shows a third of women continue to drink during pregnancy despite the it may cause to babies. 13 per cent keep drinking after the first… Audio
Women, alcohol and cancer
The UK's chief medical officer says women should drink zero alcohol. Prof Jennie Connor discusses the wisdom of this. Audio
More on latest research into alcohol-attributed deaths
More now on a new study which has identifed alcohol as responsible for the deaths of more than one in 20 New Zealanders under the age of 80. Audio
Government dumps Law Commission RTD alcohol recommendations
Professor Jennie Connor is the head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at Otago University. Liz Read is an External Relations Director for Lion Nathan. Audio
Otago University's new alcohol implementation group
Professor Jennie Connor is the chair of Otago University's alcohol implementation group, which has been set up to try to reduce drinking among students. Audio
Attempt to block asset sales
The Waitangi Tribunal will hear a bid to block asset sales. Audio
Ideas for 5 September 2010: Grog's Own Country
New Zealand's booze culture, the vested interests that promote it, and the tendency of far too many of us to binge drink has been much in the headlines lately. So what, if anything, can be done to… Audio
Parental consent for drinking by under-18 year olds
Discussing this topic are Inspector Tracy Patterson, Police national alcohol manager; Professor Jennie Connor, Head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago… Audio
Coronors find increase in alcohol related deaths
The number of alcohol-related deaths investigated by the Coroner's Office has skyrocketed. Audio
Reaction to Law Commission's alcohol law proposals
The Law Commission's proposals for sweeping changes to alcohol laws including raising the drinking age to 20 have already hit a snag. Audio
