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![Is alcohol affecting your fertility?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Is alcohol affecting your fertility?
The experts have some advice on how to approach drinking if you're trying to get pregnant.
![‘Merchants of Doubt’ try to downplay true health cost of alcohol](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
‘Merchants of Doubt’ try to downplay true health cost of alcohol
Nathan Cowie says alcohol is a major health risk, contrary to industry claims.
![Focus: The bottle shop without any alcohol](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Focus: The bottle shop without any alcohol
AF Drinks founder Lisa King explains why she's opening NZ's first-ever alcohol-free bottle shop in Ponsonby. Video / NZ Herald
![Noise, drunken antics: Residents air concerns in liquor licence fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Noise, drunken antics: Residents air concerns in liquor licence fight
But Hide's owner says he has no plans to become a "tavern".
![Patrick Gower: On Booze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Patrick Gower: On Booze
In his new special, Patrick Gower: On Booze, Gower investigates the Kiwi drinking culture. Video / Three
!['Abusive and vomiting all over us': Big boozing days see spike in harm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
'Abusive and vomiting all over us': Big boozing days see spike in harm
Peak national drunkenness: "One quarter" of some weekend ED patients are drunk.
![University drives bid to rein in scarfies' wild behaviour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
University drives bid to rein in scarfies' wild behaviour
The annual mass migration of students has begun.
![Vodka video dad hits back as new photo emerges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Vodka video dad hits back as new photo emerges
The man said he would be an "idiot" to let his baby drink vodka.
![Free public transport today: Police fear Friday will be big day for drink-driving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Free public transport today: Police fear Friday will be big day for drink-driving
Leave the car at home if you've got a big end-of-work do planned, police urge.
![Teen drinking leads to adulthood alcohol problems: Study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Teen drinking leads to adulthood alcohol problems: Study
Substance abuse in adulthood has been connected to frequent teen drinking.
![Editorial: AA marks 70 years of self help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Editorial: AA marks 70 years of self help
EDITORIAL: Long may Alcoholics Anonymous continue to help alcoholics help themselves.
![Why does booze do this to me? Jordan Luck on 36 beers a day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Why does booze do this to me? Jordan Luck on 36 beers a day
Stars tell of battles with drinking on Alcoholics Anonymous' 70th anniversary in NZ.
![Drunk teen rolls van - with intoxicated parent inside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Drunk teen rolls van - with intoxicated parent inside
Drunk teen crashes vehicle with parent and two other passengers inside.
![Inside Auckland's only social detox centre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Inside Auckland's only social detox centre
The detox centre's had 375 people stay in the past year, ranging from the age of 18 to 87.
![Life after giving up the drink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Life after giving up the drink
About 10 per cent of New Zealanders are addicted to alcohol. Hilary Stichbury finds out what life's like for those who give up.
![Rebecca Williams: Alcohol vendors share blame for drink-related harm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Rebecca Williams: Alcohol vendors share blame for drink-related harm
Research has found that alcohol increases aggression more than any other psychoactive substance, and thus the risk of violence, writes Rebecca Williams.
![Jenesa Jeram: Irresponsible drinkers give alcohol a bad name](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Jenesa Jeram: Irresponsible drinkers give alcohol a bad name
Some New Zealanders are downright idiots when they drink. From couch burning to drunken brawls to smashing bottles in the streets, writes Jenesa Jeram.
![When should you talk to your kids about alcohol?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
When should you talk to your kids about alcohol?
Having the "booze talk" with kids before they take their first sip of alcohol is crucial - and that moment comes earlier than adults might expect.
![Bars to open for Rugby World Cup games](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Bars to open for Rugby World Cup games
Bars will be allowed to open for every Rugby World Cup game - not just All Blacks matches - under a new bill that passed in Parliament last night.
![Dita De Boni: Key and co playing drinking games](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Dita De Boni: Key and co playing drinking games
Before last week, we had a bunch of laws that attempted to mitigate just some of the harmful effects of free and easy alcohol purchasing and consumption.
![Mike Hosking: Greens are 'anti-fun wowsers'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=812)
Mike Hosking: Greens are 'anti-fun wowsers'
What a bunch of anti-fun wowsers the Greens are for blocking a bill to allow pubs to remain open during the World Cup, writes Mike Hosking.