Alcohol
Watchdog warning over booze home delivery
Home delivery of drinks bought online will increase excessive drinking, the head of Alcohol Healthwatch says.
Sports and alcohol advertising
A study has found New Zealand children are exposed to up to 200 ads per hour when they watch sport on television, many of them alcohol ads. Given alcohol-related injury and illness cost the country… Audio
Hospital breath-testing sparks interest from other DHBs
A move to screen out drunk friends and family at Wellington Hospital's emergency department could be followed by other DHBs.
Hamilton bars not to blame for surge in drunk patients - mayor
A surge in the number of people seeking treatment at Hamilton's hospital on Saturday was caused by drinking at home rather than in bars, the city's mayor says.
Underfunding addiction treatment in Marlborough
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Peter Rijhnen, the manager of St Marks Addiction Residential Treatment Centre who has had to close its halfway house and reduce its treatment courses because of funding… Audio
Alcohol, Injury and the ED
New statistics out, show that more than a fifth of people turning up injured at emergency departments, are affected by alcohol. Audio
Alcohol a big contributor to hospital admissions
Dr Scott Boyes discusses the high rate of hospital injuries admission that are alcohol-related. Audio
Tongan operation nets 500 people since July
A Tongan operation aimed at preventing alcohol-fuelled crimes has led to the arrest of over 500 people since it began in July.
No supermarket booze sales in Hawera
Pak n Save and Countdown have been banned from selling alcohol after a selling to an underage customer. Audio
4am drinking to continue
Wellington bar Siglo has retained it 4am liquor licence despire Police opposition. Audio
Reducing opening hours reduces violence - study
A systemic review of the effects of trading hours has been published today in the Sax Institute's Public Health Research and Practice. It looked at 21 separate studies on trading hours and… Audio
The cost of alcohol lockdowns
Mark Haines of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association talks about the chilling effect a change in drinking hours has had on Kings Cross bars and pubs. Audio
Non Alcoholic Cocktails
Laura Verner from Auckland restaurant pasture talks about non-alcoholic cocktails and shares a recipe for Cucumber, sorrel & angelica. Audio, Gallery
Call to curb alcohol marketing, cost, availability
An alcohol watchdog hopes a survey that shows more than one in four teens aged between 15 and 17 often drink a risky amount of alcohol serves as a sharp wake-up call.
Crackdown on bad drivers found to go too far
A government bill cracking down on bad driving is unreasonable and gives too much power to the police, the Attorney-General says.
People drinking hospital hand sanitiser
People have been stealing hospital sanitiser to get a fix of alcohol, the Waikato DHB says - with concerns raised about their behaviour and for their health.
Teens' risky drinking aided by parents
A quarter of Wanaka school students are binge drinking on alcohol supplied by their parents, according to a study on underage drinking.
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Foetal Alcohol disorders affecting 24,000 NZ workers
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders may be costing New Zealand up to $200 million a year in productivity through affected workers.
Police criticise drunken excess in Wellington CBD
Police have delivered a dramatic account of drunken excess in the party centre of Courtenay Place to the Wellington City Council.
New drink drive rules 'will cost jobs'
Lumping first-time offenders in with repeat drink drivers who have to use alcohol interlocks could be too harsh, says a lawyer who specialises in traffic law.
