Group taking aim at alcohol harm
Group taking aim at alcohol harm
Measures such as raising alcohol prices and the alcohol purchase age while reducing liquor accessibility will be recommended to the Government by a Queenstown group.
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Licensed premises to be charged
Licensed premises to be charged
Charges are pending against three licensed premises in the Waitaki Valley after a controlled-purchase operation at the weekend.
A taste of Scotland
A taste of Scotland
For lease: one square foot of Scottish soil. Description: located on a grass-covered patch of peat bog near the Laphroaig whisky distillery on the Isle of Islay. Duration of lease: your...
Community urged to make stand
Community urged to make stand
The need for the Lakes District community to stand firm and voice their opinion was the most prevalent issue discussed last night at the alcohol reform public forum in Queenstown's Memorial Hall.
Breakdown in centralised distribution of alcohol
Breakdown in centralised distribution of alcohol
Alcohol supply shortages affecting some Dunedin restaurants and bars illustrate the problem of centralising goods distribution, says Table Seven owner Steve Richardson.
Alcohol reform focus of forum
Alcohol reform focus of forum
Raising community awareness and motivating people to regain empowerment through alcohol reform will be the focus of a public forum in Queenstown this month.
Experts criticise likely liquor reforms
Experts criticise likely liquor reforms
Government plans for alcohol reform, to be released today, are likely to be weak and "like treating cancer with a couple of aspirin", medical experts say.
Alcohol features in weekend offences
Alcohol features in weekend offences
Alcohol was the link between all but two of the nine offences Queenstown police dealt with over the weekend.
Alcohol reforms
Alcohol reforms
It goes without question that a certain degree of uniformity is not only desirable, but essential, in administering the laws and systems of the nation, but it is also impossible merely to lay down general principles and expect the country to run itself smoothly thereafter.
Crutch attacker claims no recall
Crutch attacker claims no recall
Excessive consumption of alcohol was once again a common theme in the Queenstown District Court yesterday, with Judge Jan Walker, of the North Shore, dealing with offences ranging from drink-driving to assault with a crutch.
Police get serious on drink
Police get serious on drink
Balclutha police seized hundreds of dollars worth of alcohol from 12 people in three cars, and issued fines to people found drinking inside the Balclutha liquor-ban area last weekend
Youth drinking 'scares' Wanaka police
Youth drinking 'scares' Wanaka police
The Wanaka community must take a good, hard look at itself for allowing teenagers to poison themselves with alcohol, Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyal Cocks said yesterday. This follows an...
Predictable response to alcohol report
Predictable response to alcohol report
Doug Sellman and Jennie Connor take issue with Roger Kerr's "dismissal" of the Law Commission's alcohol report.
Not all past alcohol laws outdated
Not all past alcohol laws outdated
There have always been the wowsers and the boozers. John de Bueger looks at alcohol abuse in New Zealand.
Alcohol law change would not have helped boy: PM
Alcohol law change would not have helped boy: PM
Changing the legal age for purchasing alcohol would not have saved the life of a boy who drank himself to death at the weekend, Prime Minister John Key says.
Major changes to liquor laws tipped
Major changes to liquor laws tipped
Likely looming changes to New Zealand's liquor laws have been both praised and panned.
Alcohol abuse in the Pacific on the rise: Report
Alcohol abuse in the Pacific on the rise: Report
Alcohol abuse is on the rise in the Pacific, and Australian and New Zealand beer is a large part of the problem, a new report has found.
Three councillors take closer look at late-night city
Three councillors take closer look at late-night city
Three Dunedin city councillors took to the streets on Saturday night to familiarise themselves with what goes on in the central city in the wee hours.
Teens 20% of hospital booze cases
Teens 20% of hospital booze cases
Nearly one-fifth of people treated for alcohol intoxication at the Dunedin Hospital emergency department in the past 12 months were aged between 12 and 18.
NZ's drinking culture a roadblock to harm reduction
NZ's drinking culture a roadblock to harm reduction
Legislation changes are needed to reduce levels of alcohol-related harm, but a change in attitude towards New Zealand's binge drinking culture is the vital cog, says the Alcohol Advisory Committee (Alac).