Today a petition was tabled urging Government action to reduce the "enormous negative impact that alcohol is causing".

Three knights and two dames among those to speak out in support of tougher drinking laws.

One 15-year-old girl is believed to have got so drunk before King's College's senior ball she had to be refused entry.

A decorated policeman who played a key role in putting RSA triple-murderer William Bell behind bars was let off after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

Police refused seven people entry after breath-testing visitors as they came through the gates to view one of New Zealand's oldest school rugby fixtures.

An Auckland woman's court-imposed driving ban for drink-driving has been overturned because she was escaping a sexual assault at the time.

Police on Auckland's North Shore have a feeling their drink drive blitzes are working.

The senior policeman was let off without conviction after a judge decided it was more important he stay working.

For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.