‘No safe amount’: The push to raise Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness
'Any amount is harmful, it is pretty much like Russian roulette.'
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Telegraph: It’s not just your liver you should worry about.
ANZ weighs ban on office-hours drinking after trader misbehaviour
Financial Times: Bank seeks to call time on drunk workers as part of culture review.
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Telegraph: After crippling anxiety attacks I knew I had to learn how to cope without it.
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The applicant says he would not harm the community and only wishes to be part of it.
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The repeat drink-driver who killed her brother has now been sent to jail.
Letters: A spreadsheet Govt with little humanity; bring back traffic cops
OPINION: 'That is the only way this Government is going to lower the crime rate.'
Editorial: The win for local communities in the battle over booze
OPINION: Locals should be the ones to decide on restricting alcohol sales.
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Mayor's son says drink-driving was 'bad judgment'
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New York Times: New study debunks heart health benefits of light alcohol consumption.
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Small Matakana brewery wins big at the NZ Brewers Guild Beer Awards.
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Jason Tuitama told police: 'I know I shouldn't have driven; I've drunk too much.'
'I blamed my demotion on brain fog – but my drinking was the problem'
Telegraph: How one woman was forced to look at her relationship with alcohol.
Heineken blames weather after beer sales disappoint
Financial Times: World’s second-largest brewer pushed into net loss.
Jarrod Gilbert: I went to court. I got schooled.
OPINION: So unusual was this court that I wondered if I was, in fact, on drugs.
Drink-driver tries to escape charge due to officer’s ‘mere presence’ while considering blood test
He claimed his 10 min to consider a blood test was interrupted by the officer next to him.
Not tonight: Study explores reasons young adults choose not to drink
A recent study sheds light on why the younger generation turns down alcohol.
Ready for Friday drinks? Here's what you need to know about alcohol metabolism
Telegraph: How long it takes to sober up depends on multiple factors, from age to genetics
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Rugby club applies to renew liquor licence after patron jailed for fatal hit-and-run
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Auckland truck driver found seven times over alcohol limit: 'Scraping the wall'
The driver was described to be struggling to stay in his lane.
Dry July begins: How we can curb alcohol harm in New Zealand
Reform could be on the cards as the Government reveals five new health targets.
Dry July: 7 stories to help change your relationship with alcohol
Expert advice and real-life reads to help inspire your Dry July.
How long does it really take to sober up?
Gareth Davies attempted to sober up after binge drinking with an alcohol monitor attached.
Giving up drinking: Sarah Frizzell on near-death and rehab
Sarah Frizzell tried drinking herself to death and nearly lost her marriage.
Are these Auckland's best neighbourhood pubs?
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What you should – and shouldn’t – do two hours before you want to sleep
From doomscrolling to drinking an extra glass of wine, what wrecks our sleep?
Letters: Ponsonby party zone out of control; boot camps keep public safe
OPINION: 'Council and the Waitematā Local Board are tone-deaf to residents' concerns.'
'I was an alcoholic - then my son said something that changed my life'
A father shares two sentences from his son that hit him 'like a tonne of bricks'.
The 10 health benefits of giving up alcohol
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