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Sevu Reece admits wilful damage charge, granted discharge; alcohol issues addressed.
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'I'm embarrassed and so, so sorry': Sevu Reece sidesteps conviction after Cup Day disgrace
A sportsman who admitted taking a car can now be named after his case was determined.
This drinking habit is more dangerous than bingeing
New York Times: And it’s on the rise among middle-aged drinkers.
Opinion: Gen Z is leading the rise of 'sober curiosity' - here's why
OPINION: Gen Z drinking trends are highlighting young people's desire for change.
I thought life was too short to live without bacon and booze – then I hit 50
Telegraph: As editor for a 'lad's mag', heavy drinking was part of the day job.
Analysis: What is methanol and how does it get into drinks and cause harm?
ANALYSIS: Methanol poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
Silly season is around the corner, what are the best foods to eat before drinking?
A naturopath explains why drinking and eating responsibly isn't complicated.
Kiwi 'unwell' after methanol poisoning leaves two Australian teens on life support
The New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok said one Kiwi has reported feeling 'unwell'.
I’d had the perfect childhood – what was it about me that made me an alcoholic?
Telegraph: Is addiction down to personality, genetics or trauma, or does it hit randomly?
Would legalising cannabis lead to a reduction in substance-related harm? A new study's ‘tantalising prospect’
Alcohol is on average more harmful than cannabis. Would legalising it reduce overall harm?
Feedback sought on alcohol-free area in the Mount
The temporary alcohol-free area was first introduced in December 2018.
Editorial: Not the punchline former comedian Mike King wanted
OPINION: Mental health advocate Mike King is passionate about our rangatahi.
Opinion: An employment expert’s guide to lowering legal risks of debaucherous Christmas parties
OPINION: Work party shenanigans can cause HR headaches, but solutions are available.
Sasha Borissenko: The legal costs of reducing alcohol-related harm
OPINION: The question remains whether they are worth it.
'No remorse': Grieving dad yells at drink driver who killed 14yo boy
Tere Moekore was four times over the limit when she hit Kaea Matau - and kept on driving.
Alcohol merchants targeted as BNPL schemes thrive in weak economy
Buy Now, Pay Later providers are targeting alcohol merchants and products.
Opinion: Don't waste your precious first drink of the holiday on plane booze
Opinion: Too many travellers overindulge at the airport or in the air.
Editorial: Swearing by a member of Parliament is neither light-hearted nor unintentional
OPINION: Andrew Bayly's outburst was not in the Cabinet Manual.
What, exactly, is ‘moderate drinking’?
New York Times: What the research suggests and how to think about it.
Can exercise get rid of hangover symptoms?
There are countless hangover 'cures' out there - could exercise be one?
Police thankful for public's help in catching alleged intoxicated driver in Onerahi
Police arrested a man allegedly driving while three times over the legal alcohol limit.
'Really was terrible': Al Pacino details alcohol struggles and road to sobriety
The award-winning actor drank heavily to cope with his rise to global fame.
The 20-minute rule and other easy ways to drink less alcohol
Telegraph: How to cut down on the booze without it impacting your social life.
Editorial: Have Tui 'Yeah Right' billboards had their day?
OPINION: The infamous billboards have returned and been quick to cause controversy.
Alcohol addiction: ‘I had six cans of lager and two bottles of wine on the way to rehab’
Telegraph: After alcohol-induced seizures nearly killed him, Ben Robinson went to rehab.
Kāinga Ora bans elderly tenants from their happy hour drinks
Tenants claim a big night drinking for them ends by 8.30pm but Kāinga Ora wants it banned.
The things people say when I tell them I don’t drink (and how to respond)
Telegraph: I gave up alcohol for my own complex reasons, but here’s what I say to people.
Tui’s Yeah Right campaign is back - but is now the right time?
‘What worked in the early 2000s might come across differently today.’
Letters: The sweet and the sour on sugar tax; WFH should come with a pay cut
OPINION: More than 100 countries already tax sugar-sweetened beverages.
Giving up drinking: Sarah Frizzell on near-death and rehab
Sarah Frizzell tried drinking herself to death and nearly lost her marriage.
Deep links between alcohol and cancer described in new report
NYT: Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking has health benefits.
Drink-driver nabbed three times over the limit in early booze sting
Canterbury police nab four drink drivers in an early-morning booze operation.
Annabel Fenwick Elliott: I took a pill to help fix my drinking problem
Telegraph - OPINION: What it's like to take a drug to stop problem drinking.
'Highly intoxicated': Former AB's daughter dragged man 30m to his death beneath her car
The advertising industry worker had been drinking at a Christmas work function.