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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Alcohol changes getting closer
Legislation introducing the change to a split drinking age will be one step closer after it is tabled in Parliament next week, Simon Power says.
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<i>Eric Thompson</i>: Maxed out on two drinks campaign
I won't be signing up to this. Get behind something that will do some good.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Stories of horror flood in
Victims of drink-driving have flooded the Herald with tales of broken families and lasting mental trauma. Read their stories.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Lobby power
When alcohol industry reps unleash their charm offensives on the corridors of power there is one office they dodge, that of Jim Anderton.
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Drink-driver crashes into picnic
A drink-driver lost control and hit two women who had stopped for a roadside picnic yesterday morning. Witnesses said the car's skid marks measured more than 100m.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Campaign sparks robust debate
A Herald-led campaign to lower the drink driving limit has sparked debate throughout New Zealand.
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Drivers over twice the limit should undergo treatment - AA
Drivers caught at more than twice the legal alcohol limit should have to undergo mandatory assessments for alcohol abuse, the Automobile Association says.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Friend seeks drink-drive answers
A friend of a woman killed by a repeat driver has asked for a ministerial inquiry into the justice system's handling of the offender.
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Call for new addiction treatment law
New Zealand needs to overhaul laws governing the compulsory treatment of severe alcoholics and drug addicts, says the Law Commission.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Police want drink-drive limit lowered
A huge majority of police want New Zealand's drink driving limit lowered, new survey results show.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Alcohol laws 'absolute madness'
'Friends and family members gasped in horror at the amount of times he had been caught, convicted, then cyclically reoffended.'
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<b>'Two Drinks Max'</b> campaign gains in support
Over 3000 NZers have signed up to the NZ Herald's 'Two Drinks Max' campaign, aimed at convincing the Govt to lower NZ's drink driving limit.
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Heavy road toll for long weekend
Police say they are "devastated" by the Labour Weekend road toll, which closed at eight - the same number as last year.
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<b>Two Drinks Max:</b> Son keen to pass on racing star's message
Peter Brock's son is echoing his father's calls to cut the carnage caused by drink-driving.