Wanaka police are planning to crack down on the illegal supply of alcohol to minors this weekend as senior pupils from Mount Aspiring College prepare to celebrate the end of school for the year.
Queenstown still has a long way to go in cutting back on binge drinking, according to the police's departing alcohol officer.
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden says there is not a problem with alcohol abuse in the resort but the small minority who cause trouble are unwanted, after she joined Queenstown police on the beat overnight on Saturday.
More than one New Zealander under 25 is dying every week from "a toxic tide'' of alcohol-related causes, an official review has found.
Dunedin's binge-drinking culture has attracted the attention of an Australian movement helping people say no to alcohol.
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Alcohol is the main cause of violence in Queenstown and more police are needed on streets, according to some public and private operators in the resort who were surveyed by students from the University of Otago.
Dunedin will send city council representatives to Wellington to argue its views on the country's alcohol problem face to face with a Government select committee.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved a multi-party submission on the Government's Alcohol Law Reform Bill - a national move submitters have hailed as the most "significant change" to liquor licensing laws in 20 years.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council's submission on the Alcohol Reform Bill is expected to be approved by the Community Services Committee next Tuesday, just in time for its February 18 deadline.
A tough-talking alcohol submission prompted concern from some Southern District Health Board members yesterday that it was unrealistic.
Nationwide charity event encouraging people to give up alcohol during February while raising money to support young people with alcohol or drug-related problems.
Police are generally pleased about the low number of alcohol-related incidents in Otago over the Christmas holiday period.
Drugs and alcohol are being blamed for an increasing number of assaults on Dunedin police officers.
Alcohol was involved in 50% of fatal crashes on Central Otago roads in the past decade, community road safety adviser Jo Robinson says.
People organising Christmas functions should spend less on alcohol and more on providing non-alcoholic drinks, substantial food and transport to ensure everyone gets home safely, police say.
The Government must get its priorities sorted in the correct order over alcohol regulations. It claims overhauling the various laws "as a priority" - although not such a high priority as satisfying Sir Peter Jackson and his backers - yet seems terrified to take action to curb alcohol abuse until after the Rugby World Cup.
As the Government prepares to introduce a major Alcohol Reform Bill, a new University of Otago study has highlighted an association between higher numbers of nearby liquor outlets and increased risk of binge drinking.
Legislation introducing the change to a split drinking age will be one step closer after it is tabled in Parliament next week, Justice Minister Simon Power says.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Daniel Bell will have a nervous wait to see if there are further repercussions after he was sent home from India for breaking Swimming New Zealand's (SNZ) zero-tolerance alcohol protocol.
