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Māori 'up against it' fighting liquor store licensing in local communities
Murupara community leader leading a war she says is stacked against her.
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Boozed Kiwis: The alarming figures around our lockdown drinking
Young people are drinking less but they are still behind most emergency department chaos.
One in five Kiwis are drinking at potentially dangerous levels
Too many New Zealanders are drinking dangerously.
West Auckland liquor stores stop selling spirits during lockdown
Too many people were coming from outside West Auckland to buy spirits, trust says.
Liquor stores record 1800% spike in business ahead of lockdown
Alcohol industry concerned liquor stores could be targeted by looters.
The Uber Eats-like companies delivering booze to your door
Home deliveries present problems with minors and drunks, says Alcohol Healthwatch.
How to fix Auckland's 'tedious' nightlife
Strict rules risk making Auckland's nightlife 'tedious'. So how could it be changed?
Drunk flight attendant arrested after passing out for entire trip
"Pilot wasn't able to communicate with the lone flight attendant and took off anyway."
8000 Kiwis have died prematurely due to hazardous drinking
Watchdog slams the Government for failures to address NZ's hazardous drinking culture.
Alcohol watchdogs call for action after baby dies
More awareness needed about dangers of consuming alcohol while breastfeeding,expert tells.
Hung-over workers cost businesses 'staggering' $1.65b
Kiwi drinking habits are costing the country more than $1000 per employee, study claims.
Booze nation: Kiwis drinking less, but 1 in 3 still bingeing
Kiwis drink three standard drinks - or three mid-strength beers - a day on average.
Record objections against Wellington liquor shop
More than 500 objections have been submitted over the proposal for Khandallah.
Unrest in the West: Battle lines drawn in liquor sales war
A new battle is brewing over access to alcohol in Auckland.
Kicked for touch: ABs' Instagram posts broke alcohol advertising rules
Photos posted on Instagram can now be considered alcohol advertising, board says.
Editorial: We're still too keen on 'one for the road'
EDITORIAL: We all need to consider modifying our drink-driving attitudes and behaviour.
DHB urges crack down on booze to lessen misery from 'addictive psychotropic drug'
Winegrowers feel they are wrongly being treated like tobacco merchants.
Kiwi booze will have to carry pregnancy warning labels
Australia-NZ Ministerial Forum votes in favour of mandatory warning labels for alcohol
Calls to restrict alcohol marketing around children
Kiwi children exposed to alcohol ads nearly 5 times a day
Drinking while pregnant like 'Russian roulette'
Almost quarter of Kiwi women drink during their first trimester of pregnancy.
Study: Drinking culture leads to ER
Experts say our problem with binge-drinking is to blame.
Teen drinking leads to adulthood alcohol problems: Study
Substance abuse in adulthood has been connected to frequent teen drinking.
Light drinkers have lower risk of getting cancer than non-drinkers
A few drinks a week could be better for you than not drinking at all, new study suggests.
Dad speaks on teen's alcohol death: 'Mitchell was bullied into sculling'
"We still miss him like hell so it just brings it all back up again."
Hawkesby: Saluting Hayley Holt's brave booze admission
COMMENT: Again the alcohol industry still seems unable to regulate itself.
Kiwi Olympian insists beer campaign was 'truthful'
Eric Murray says he respects ruling to remove him from parts of a beer campaign
Kiwi Olympic great removed from beer campaign
Eric Murray has been removed from a beer campaign after a ruling by the ASA.
Older Kiwis' boozy drinking culture revealed
New Zealand is second to England when it comes to the proportion of older drinkers.
Warning to Govt: Set alcohol price floor or people will die
Alcohol Healthwatch says bringing in a minimum price for alcohol will save lives.
Council 'yes' to earlier bottle store opening
Earliest opening to be 7am under draft bottle-shop rules.