Lifestyle
'I don't feel great about it': 25 Kiwis’ drinking habits revealed
How often do you drink and why do you do it? How do your drinking habits make you feel?
Latest from Drinking
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Michelin stars rain down on NZ’s top restaurants in historic first guide
One two-star, 14 one-stars in NZ’s first Michelin Guide.
Cocktail menus can be confusing. Here’s how to choose a drink you’ll love
Washington Post: Crack the bar menu code with this guide.
Former prominent sportsman caught 'morning-after' drink driving: Judge grants suppression
Lawyer: He’s done three million times more than a person who appears on a charge of this.
Coroner's message after night at the pub ends in two deaths
The Bay of Plenty couple were regulars at the bar where they spent their last night.
Police officer describes bar manager as 'one of the most difficult' drink-drivers he's ever dealt with
Now Gabrielle Lores has lost her bar manager licence as a result.
From gold rush to zero alcohol: The Speight’s story after 150 years
Speight's began on May 1, 1876, when its founders leased the Rattray St site in Dunedin.
As a sober person, how should I serve alcohol to friends at dinner parties?
New York Times: How to deal with hosting friends when you no longer drink.
How the Government pivoted its alcohol policies from reducing violent crime to boosting the economy
An inherent alcohol policy tension between growing the economy and reducing violent crime.
Tuxedo-clad company director allegedly hit roadworker with SUV, accosted police while drunk
The man denied he was holding his car keys - police found them in his sock.
'I wish he was here': Venues lose licences after selling teen booze before fatal crash
Silas Sims, 16, died with more than three times the adult alcohol limit in his blood.
DB Breweries trials first zero-alcohol beer on tap in Auckland bars
DB's new system chills Heineken 0.0 as cold as possible without freezing.
I left my own wedding to go to the pub. This is how I overcame my alcohol addiction
Telegraph: After years of blackouts, Della Galton was forced to confront her drinking.
FBI director denies he is threat to national security
The Atlantic alleges Kash Patel's drinking left staff delaying key briefings.
Hungover teacher took bottle of cider to work, covertly drank while caring for pre-schoolers
The 'impulse decision' ended the Alexandra ECE teacher's 25-year career.
I quit drinking when I got cancer. Here’s how it changed my life
Kate Twigg quit alcohol after breast cancer and leukaemia diagnoses.
Second strike at Dakota: Cowboy-inspired bar caught selling booze to underage teen
A third breach in three years could cause Dakota Bar to lose its licence entirely.
'Disappointed': Police arrest 30 people at Beach Hop in Whangamatā
Police issued around 40 liquor-ban infringement notices at the event.
Tiger Woods released on bail after DUI arrest following car crash
Woods was driving at 'high speed' in a 30m/h zone when his car rolled.
Grieving parents divided as drunk-driver nephew sentenced over teen’s death
“This is costing me my family, not just my baby.”
Former international sports star charged with obstructing police after Homegrown festival
The man allegedly tried to interfere with police as they dealt with a matter.
Hang-xiety explained: Why does drinking mess with my emotions?
New York Times: Alcohol can make you feel anxious or irritable the next day - but why?
Police lay drug-driving charges over family crash that launched viral 'drunk-driver' hunt
The 46-year-old driver now faces drug impairment and meth charges.
I'm a longevity doctor. This is why I'll never give up alcohol
Telegraph: Fear of alcohol can be more harmful than moderate use.
How doctors and dentists know when patients are lying about their alcohol intake
Telegraph: A GP and a dentist reveal how they spot the fibbers.
'I’m not that guy to rape someone': Suspect's police interview played at gang rape trial
He said he remembered very little about the incident due to his inexperience with alcohol.
The Walsh Sisters: Marian Keyes on addiction, sexism and writing women
Keyes, now 62 and sober for three decades, says addiction never feels like a choice.
School bus driver stood down for allegedly drinking on the job
A parent claims they found an empty can and two full beers in the bus.
What alcohol does to the body
New York Times: From the moment you take a sip, booze starts to influence your biology.
His friends wanted him to sober up before driving. Less than an hour later, he was dead
Amani Nolani was drunk and unlicensed when he got behind the wheel of the overloaded car.