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Craft brewer, gastropub business Brothers Beer tumbles into liquidation

Sector at crossroads: 10-year boom cycle reaches plateau in tightening economy.

Alcohol guide: Risks, benefits and its effect on your brain

Kiwis regularly exceed the recommended alcohol guidelines. What does this mean for health?

I knew I had to give up drinking when my daughter asked ‘why is mummy behaving so strangely?’

Anna's daughter's innocent question led her to quit alcohol for good.

Migrant's resident visa arrived days after being killed by repeat drink-driver

Jack Halliday had about 10 after-work drinks and then got behind the wheel.

The Script frontman admits bandmate's death sent him 'off the rails'

The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan died unexpectedly in April 2023 after a brief illness.

Are you drinking too much alcohol? Signs you need to cut down

Many of us are in denial about our alcohol intake. Here are the key warning signs.

Debate heats up over alcohol licence limits near Gisborne schools

The policies aim to reduce Gisborne’s high density of alcohol outlets.

‘I was that guy drinking from a brown paper bag': Kiwi photographer's alcohol battle

NZ fashion photographer David James on how creativity helped him recover from addiction.

Oscar winner reveals sobriety: 'I don't normally talk about it'

First hinted at in 2019, how's the Oscar-winning actor faring?

Growing up with an alcoholic mother, I became a coper and a doer

'My mother’s drinking problem made me determined to be everything she wasn’t.'

Vehicles seized as dozens caught out by Hawke's Bay drink-driving sting

Twelve vehicles were taken off drivers who had been caught more than once.

Pilot given 10-month jail sentence after Jagermeister found in luggage

Police were called after the pilot was identified as the owner of the open bottle.

Focus: New Zealand's drinking habits revealed

Auckland University collected wastewater samples from seven cities. Video / NZ Herald

Wastewater testing: Our biggest boozing regions revealed

A first-of-its-kind study lifts the lid on Kiwi drinking - with some surprising results.

'Shocking history': Recidivist drink driver clocks up 14th conviction

'The message clearly isn’t getting through and the deterrent is probably not high enough.'

Editorial: Why the Warriors' sports bar plans could fall flat

OPINION: Is it ready for the off-field dramas entering the hospo business could bring?

Queenstown drink-driver jailed after head-on crash with pregnant woman

Man nearly four times the legal limit when he drove into car driven by pregnant woman.

Why a few drinks change your personality

Turning from a happy to a sad drunk? How to know which kind you are, and how to change.