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Dry July: 7 stories to help change your relationship with alcohol
Expert advice and real-life reads to help inspire your Dry July.
How long does it really take to sober up?
Gareth Davies attempted to sober up after binge drinking with an alcohol monitor attached.
'Severe social anxiety': Tory Whanau wants to become autism and ADHD advocate after diagnosis
She said there was a direct link between her alcohol addiction and her autism and ADHD.
Dentist hit by drink-driver metres from his door describes 'huge toll'
'My next memory was waking up on the road in a haze with blood running down my face.'
Man recalls moment partner opened door on motorway and fell to her death
Prosecution says kidnap and manslaughter accused is suffering selective amnesia.
12-year high: The region catching 50+ drink drivers a week
Police are shocked by how severely intoxicated some drivers are.
Making these midlife lifestyle changes could prevent dementia
Midlife is proving a key period where intervention could prevent almost half of all cases.
How to stop drinking: Step-by-step guide to giving up alcohol
Telegraph: Ready to quit? Here’s what you need to know about dependency and withdrawal.
Craft brewer, gastropub business Brothers Beer tumbles into liquidation
Sector at crossroads: 10-year boom cycle reaches plateau in tightening economy.
Alcohol guide: Risks, benefits and its effect on your brain
Kiwis regularly exceed the recommended alcohol guidelines. What does this mean for health?
I knew I had to give up drinking when my daughter asked ‘why is mummy behaving so strangely?’
Anna's daughter's innocent question led her to quit alcohol for good.
Migrant's resident visa arrived days after being killed by repeat drink-driver
Jack Halliday had about 10 after-work drinks and then got behind the wheel.
The Script frontman admits bandmate's death sent him 'off the rails'
The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan died unexpectedly in April 2023 after a brief illness.
Are you drinking too much alcohol? Signs you need to cut down
Many of us are in denial about our alcohol intake. Here are the key warning signs.
Debate heats up over alcohol licence limits near Gisborne schools
The policies aim to reduce Gisborne’s high density of alcohol outlets.
‘I was that guy drinking from a brown paper bag': Kiwi photographer's alcohol battle
NZ fashion photographer David James on how creativity helped him recover from addiction.
Oscar winner reveals sobriety: 'I don't normally talk about it'
First hinted at in 2019, how's the Oscar-winning actor faring?
My friends are worried about my drinking – but how do I know if I have a problem?
Ever since a fun, silly night last weekend, people have been asking whether I’m okay.
I’m sober, he’s a drinker, and it’s damaging our relationship
Mismatched drinking habits can cause great frustration. How do you get out of the rut?
Alcohol tolerance changes with age - how can you minimise the damage?
If you think you can drink like a 20-year-old in your 60s, think again.
During the day I earned a six-figure salary – then at night drank until blacking out
A former high-functioning alcoholic now helps other problem drinkers as a sobriety coach.
Studies reveal burden of excessive drinking on strained EDs
Interviews with patients in the ED show harmful drinkers are more likely to be older men.
‘My wife’s drinking is out of control and I can’t cope’
Telegraph: Alcohol binges are impacting our marriage, writes one reader.
Is drinking still a university rite of passage?
Reports claim young New Zealanders are consuming less alcohol than ever.
Gisborne police declare war on ‘anti-social’ drivers
Gisborne police have launched a crack down on 'anti-social' drivers.
Growing up with an alcoholic mother, I became a coper and a doer
'My mother’s drinking problem made me determined to be everything she wasn’t.'
Vehicles seized as dozens caught out by Hawke's Bay drink-driving sting
Twelve vehicles were taken off drivers who had been caught more than once.