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Drink-drive officer had won distinctions
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.
Breath-testing before school rugby angers old boys
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.
Driving ban reversed for sex attack victim
An Auckland woman's court-imposed driving ban for drink-driving has been overturned because she was escaping a sexual assault at the time.
What the cluck? Bar bans hen party
A group of hen-party guests is accusing a student bar of ageism, saying half their party was turned away for being "too old".
Drink drive blitzes working - police
Police on Auckland's North Shore have a feeling their drink drive blitzes are working.
<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse
For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.
Supervision could have saved teen - report
Members of a school 1st XV with a booze "culture" were left to drink unsupervised for three hours in London on the night a teen sleepwalked to his death.
<i>Grant Christie:</i> Hard decisions needed about youth drinking
Grant Christie asks whether alcohol reform is a matter of conscience or science.