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France loses taste for giant cocktail parties
Public concern over "apero geants", or giant open-air drinks parties, is growing after the horrific death of a student in France.
Tell the lies... then get trashed
Today's teens are telling the same fibs their parents told to cover their boozing, but are drinking high-potency "lolly" drinks with the sole aim of getting "trashed".
College pays tribute to lost student
Hundreds of students gathered to farewell their 16-year-old mate "Webby", who died after binge-drinking vodka at the weekend.
Students defy principal on party
Students at an East Auckland college are planning an after-ball party at a secret location this weekend, despite their principal's disapproval.
Tears flow as teen drinking victim farewelled
Family and friends have farewelled a 16-year-old Auckland student who died after drinking a bottle of vodka last weekend.
James' parents: We don't blame anybody
The parents of a King's College boarder who died after binge-drinking vodka want people to learn from the tragedy and don't blame anybody.
Police warn parents over ball parties
Police have told schools to let parents know that no excuses will be accepted if people are caught supplying alcohol to under-18s at after-ball parties.
Online debate rages over teen vodka death
nzherald.co.nz readers slam NZ's drinking culture during a heated debate on youth drinking, after the death of schoolboy James Webster.
Alcohol watchdog's advice to parents
ALAC recommends that parents hold off on serving alcohol to young people for as long as they can.
Man died after choking on pie - Coroner
Bar patrons took a drunk man outside because they thought he was about to vomit, not realising he was choking on a pie, the coroner has found.
Key 'was wrong to isolate age issue'
The King's College mother who has challenged the Govt to act on alcohol issues says it is wrong to isolate the problem on the purchase age.
Alcohol death: Parents tell of their grief
A dreadful feeling came over Penny Webster when she saw the police car pull up outside her Thames home.
Just one bottle can be deadly
The reflex that makes many people vomit if they overdose on alcohol can be a lifesaver.
Teen's parents warn: 'look after your mates'
Charles and Penny Webster, parents of King's College student James Webster, said they wanted people to learn from their son's death.
Alcohol law change would not have helped King's boy - Key
Changing the legal age for purchasing alcohol would not have saved the life of a boy who drank himself to death at the weekend, the PM says.
King's mother's letter to PM
What a doctor and mother of a King's College student wrote to fellow school parent John Key after the death of 16-year-old James Webster.
Youth drinking - a tally of harm
A tally of the harm alcohol causes to young people in New Zealand, as detailed in last month's Law Commission's report.
Alcohol death: King's mother's plea to John Key
A doctor and King's College mother has written to fellow school parent John Key to demand action over NZ's youth drinking culture.
Taking Gran's vodka led James down fatal path
It was a typical teenage white lie - he was going to study with a friend.
Crash victim's mother caught drink-driving
Police are shocked that a woman whose daughter was seriously injured by a drunk driver last year was herself caught driving while over the limit.
Alcohol blamed for kick-starting suicide bids
A new study has found that alcohol is to blame for most suicide attempts involving overdosing.
Karaoke bar crime trend worries police
Almost all of Auckland's licensed karaoke bars breach liquor laws in their first year.