Alcohol
Are liquor bans the best way to address binge drinking?
Wellington has added Kilbirnie to a long list of areas in the capital with liquor bans in force. But is there a better way to curb harmful drinking? Alcohol policy expert Sally Casswell joins us with… Audio
Economic cost of drinking in the billions
A report out this morning estimates the hidden cost of alcohol to workplaces to be $1.65 billion Audio
Healthy living policies needed to tackle workplace hangovers
Businesses are being urged to give serious thought to how they tackle the issue of staff showing up to work hungover. Audio
Tap water outrage
Is asking for tap water at a bar cheeky or fair game? A bar owner in Bristol reckons it is. Sam Espensen tweet slamming her customers has gone viral. She said they weren't respecting her business… Audio
A pub without alcohol
Everything points to it being a normal cocktial bar....a cosy space with great drinks except for one thing.. Getaway bar is totally alcohol free! Audio
Cheaper booze, less harm
Otago University Students' Association is calling for cheaper alcohol in bars, arguing that getting students to drink in bars, rather than at unregulated flat parties or on the street, would reduce… Audio
Disrupting the business of booze
All over the world, younger generations are drinking less.
That’s got to be good for our health - but not so great for business.
Claire Crofton discovers how millennials are disrupting the… Audio
Alcohol "holocaust" in Flaxmere
Councillors in the Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere want Treaty of Waitangi principles applied to liquor laws. Henare O'Keefe decribes the damage done in his community as an "alcohol holocaust". His… Audio
Flaxmere in midst of ‘alcohol holocaust’ – Hastings councillor
Flaxmere community leaders are pleading for the judiciary to draw a line in the sand around the harm caused by alcohol. Giving evidence before the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority, which… Audio
Mark Knoff-Thomas, drunk shopping phenomenon is not restricted to late night online purchases
Mark Knoff-Thomas, New Market Business Association CEO, speaks to Jim about a survey showing how many people shop while under the influence. Audio
Alcohol harm: Impact on Māori taken to Tribunal
A Māori warden has filed an urgent claim with the Waitangi Tribunal arguing laws around the sale and supply of alcohol disproportionately impact Māori.
Students shunning alcohol
Thirty-six per cent of 16-24 year-olds in full-time education in the UK are not touching booze. They're joining teetotal clubs and opting for alcohol-free accomodation. High levels of debt and the… Audio
Christmas and alcohol
A new slightly tongue in cheek paper in the British Medical Journal asks whether the depiction of alcohol on greeting cards undermines public health messages about harmful drinking. Audio
Weighing up approaches to decriminalising drugs
While Portugal's approach to decriminalising drugs may have worked, New Zealand faces a very different set of circumstances, an academic says. Video, Audio
Can we inherit alcoholism?
There may be a clearer answer in research out today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, into why some people become dependent on alcohol while other people don't... Audio
ChCH looks at alcohol park ban
Alcohol could be banned at 20 Christchurch parks as Rugby League struggles to control sideline behaviour described as volatile and unsafe. Canterbury Rugby League says it's concerned for the safety of… Audio
Big brands "turbo-charging" marketing to young people
How big brands use new digital marketing tools to create and sustain new markets for junk food, alcohol and tobacco. Professor Gerard Hastings is a renowned British marketing expert who has been a… Audio
Local alcohol policy failings
Dunedin's mayor Dave Cull thinks local alcohol policy has been severely watered-down after it was appealed by a group that includes supermarkets and liquor stores.He believes commercial interests are… Audio
NZDF medic honoured after shooting little boys in war - Hager
Investigative writer Nicky Hager says sources from the Defence Force have exposed a culture of bullying, sexual violence, drinking and cover-ups in the military. Audio
Labels won't stop drinking while pregnant - industry
The alcohol industry doesn't believe mandatory warning labels are the 'silver bullet' solution for dealing with problem drinking in pregnancy.
