Locked inn: pub patron calls for help
Locked inn: pub patron calls for help
A dream turned into a nightmare for a patron who called police to rescue him after waking up alone in an Otago pub.
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Alcohol cheaper than water: study
Alcohol cheaper than water: study
A new University of Otago study provides evidence, its authors believe for the first time, that alcohol in New Zealand is more affordable than it was 10 years ago and that most of it is more affordable than bottled water.
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.
Drink, drive, snooze, blow bag
Drink, drive, snooze, blow bag
A heavily intoxicated 38-year-old Dunedin woman was given a rude awakening by Dunedin police after she fell asleep at the wheel of her car at an Andersons Bay service station.
Assaults 'fall' with pub hours
Assaults 'fall' with pub hours
Night-time assaults could be slashed by more than a third simply by cutting back on pubs' operating hours, scientific research suggests.
Gross public intoxication should be banned: Cull
Gross public intoxication should be banned: Cull
Becoming "grossly intoxicated" in public should be an offence in Dunedin, even if it means clogging the city's police cells, a Dunedin mayoral candidate believes.
Week in politics: Lukewarm reception for liquor reform Bill
Week in politics: Lukewarm reception for liquor reform Bill
Simon Power will surely be disappointed by the public's less-than-ecstatic reaction to his proposals for tackling the harm caused by heavy drinking.
Intoxicated, under-aged youths keep police busy
Intoxicated, under-aged youths keep police busy
The antics of drunken youths in Oamaru on Saturday night fuelled disorder throughout the town, leading to four arrests by Oamaru police.
Exorcising the demon
Exorcising the demon
A sweeping review of alcohol laws, Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm, was tabled in Parliament earlier this year - the first such review in more than two decades.
Answers sought to drunkenness
Answers sought to drunkenness
Wanaka's drinking culture was put under the microscope yesterday at a community forum hosted by Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyal Cocks.
No escaping the demon drink for alcoholics
No escaping the demon drink for alcoholics
Roger (not his real name) never thought of himself as an alcoholic. It just never occurred to him. He thought becoming an alcoholic took 30 or 40 years and you had to end up homeless on a park...
Teen party alcohol-free
Teen party alcohol-free
Aaron Blackledge
Finding things to do is often hard when you are 14, but Wanaka teenager Aaron Blackledge (18) believes he can help.
Aaron, a year 13 pupil at Mt Aspiring College, has taken over organising private parties for Wanaka's young teenagers from Blue Moon founder Sophia Dewaal, who is now at university in Wellington.
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...
It's how we're all drinking, not just youth
It's how we're all drinking, not just youth
Emily Menkes argues against the raising of the drinking age.
Drinking incident prompts warning
Drinking incident prompts warning
An Oamaru woman who says her "totally intoxicated" 16-year-old son lay on the side of a road for two hours 100m from home feels "let down".
Strict guidelines for after-ball parties
Strict guidelines for after-ball parties
Secondary pupils can hold their after-ball parties in Dunedin as long as they are not on licensed premises and they follow a strict set of guidelines, authorities say.
Sammy's ruled out as ball after-party venue
Sammy's ruled out as ball after-party venue
More than 1000 high-school pupils in Dunedin will be looking for somewhere else to party, after a police crackdown targeting after-ball events at licensed premises.
Bid to change drink culture
Bid to change drink culture
The University of Otago will consider ways to limit the number of liquor outlets around the campus as part of an action plan to cut student binge-drinking.
Drinking fun, cool, students say
Drinking fun, cool, students say
Changing the student binge-drinking culture is not going to be as simple as limiting people's access to alcohol, says the author of a survey of University of Otago students.
Parents of dead teen warn of youth drinking dangers
Parents of dead teen warn of youth drinking dangers
The parents of Auckland student James Webster who died following an apparent alcohol overdose at the weekend have spoken out about their loss and the dangers of youth drinking.