AnalysisAnalysis: What is methanol and how does it get into drinks and cause harm?ANALYSIS: Methanol poisoning can cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.23 Nov 11:43 PM
LifestyleSilly 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.23 Nov 07:00 PM
Travel newsKiwi 'unwell' after methanol poisoning leaves two Australian teens on life supportThe New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok said one Kiwi has reported feeling 'unwell'.20 Nov 04:31 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleI’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?12 Nov 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsWould 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?10 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFeedback sought on alcohol-free area in the MountThe temporary alcohol-free area was first introduced in December 2018.05 Nov 01:55 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Not the punchline former comedian Mike King wantedOPINION: Mental health advocate Mike King is passionate about our rangatahi.04 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: An employment expert’s guide to lowering legal risks of debaucherous Christmas partiesOPINION: Work party shenanigans can cause HR headaches, but solutions are available.03 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSasha BorissenkoSasha Borissenko: The legal costs of reducing alcohol-related harmOPINION: The question remains whether they are worth it.03 Nov 03:00 AM
Crime'No remorse': Grieving dad yells at drink driver who killed 14yo boyTere Moekore was four times over the limit when she hit Kaea Matau - and kept on driving.01 Nov 10:00 PM
New ZealandAlcohol merchants targeted as BNPL schemes thrive in weak economyBuy Now, Pay Later providers are targeting alcohol merchants and products.30 Oct 02:35 AM
TravelOpinion: Don't waste your precious first drink of the holiday on plane boozeOpinion: Too many travellers overindulge at the airport or in the air.24 Oct 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Swearing by a member of Parliament is neither light-hearted nor unintentionalOPINION: Andrew Bayly's outburst was not in the Cabinet Manual.22 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleWhat, exactly, is ‘moderate drinking’?New York Times: What the research suggests and how to think about it.19 Oct 07:00 PM
LifestyleCan exercise get rid of hangover symptoms?There are countless hangover 'cures' out there - could exercise be one?18 Oct 12:09 AM
New ZealandPolice thankful for public's help in catching alleged intoxicated driver in OnerahiPolice arrested a man allegedly driving while three times over the legal alcohol limit.14 Oct 03:17 AM
Entertainment'Really was terrible': Al Pacino details alcohol struggles and road to sobrietyThe award-winning actor drank heavily to cope with his rise to global fame.14 Oct 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe 20-minute rule and other easy ways to drink less alcoholTelegraph: How to cut down on the booze without it impacting your social life.14 Oct 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Have Tui 'Yeah Right' billboards had their day?OPINION: The infamous billboards have returned and been quick to cause controversy.13 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAlcohol 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.07 Oct 09:41 PM
New ZealandKāinga Ora bans elderly tenants from their happy hour drinksTenants claim a big night drinking for them ends by 8.30pm but Kāinga Ora wants it banned.05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleThe 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.02 Oct 10:13 PM
LifestyleTui’s Yeah Right campaign is back - but is now the right time?‘What worked in the early 2000s might come across differently today.’01 Oct 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: The sweet and the sour on sugar tax; WFH should come with a pay cutOPINION: More than 100 countries already tax sugar-sweetened beverages.25 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGiving up drinking: Sarah Frizzell on near-death and rehabSarah Frizzell tried drinking herself to death and nearly lost her marriage.25 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleDeep links between alcohol and cancer described in new reportNYT: Scientists continue to rethink the idea that moderate drinking has health benefits.24 Sep 10:16 PM
New ZealandDrink-driver nabbed three times over the limit in early booze stingCanterbury police nab four drink drivers in an early-morning booze operation.21 Sep 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAnnabel Fenwick Elliott: I took a pill to help fix my drinking problemTelegraph - OPINION: What it's like to take a drug to stop problem drinking.17 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Highly intoxicated': Former AB's daughter dragged man 30m to his death beneath her carThe advertising industry worker had been drinking at a Christmas work function.12 Sep 06:27 AM
New Zealand‘No safe amount’: The push to raise Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness'Any amount is harmful, it is pretty much like Russian roulette.'08 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleWhat drinking too much beer does to your sex lifeReport finds football fans believe match day drinking culture is damaging their sex lives.07 Sep 11:05 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleWhat alcohol is doing to your brain - and how much is a safe amountTelegraph: It’s not just your liver you should worry about.03 Sep 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeANZ weighs ban on office-hours drinking after trader misbehaviourFinancial Times: Bank seeks to call time on drunk workers as part of culture review.01 Sep 03:06 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleI once dreaded wine bottles clanking in the bin – now I’m over a decade soberTelegraph: After crippling anxiety attacks I knew I had to learn how to cope without it.25 Aug 05:00 PM