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Banks under fire over alcohol policy
Super City mayoral contender John Banks is facing heat over his liquor policy on top of revelations that his son Alex was among those who "egged on" a schoolmate who died after binge-drinking.
Super City mayoral contender John Banks is facing heat over his liquor policy on top of revelations that his son Alex was among those who "egged on" a schoolmate who died after binge-drinking.
Under-18s wanting to drink at a private party will need their parents' permission and the host will need to police the level of drunkenness.
Wellington coroner Ian Smith has called for a review of the Privacy Act in his findings on the suicide of a young university student two years ago.
Would-be liquor merchants are flooding NZ with applications for new bottle shops before an expected law tightening, a liquor chain says.
The Government is considering making it unlawful for adults to give alcohol to young people without their parents' consent.
NZers favour reducing the amount drivers can legally drink before getting behind the wheel, with 70 per cent supporting a limit of 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, a survey finds.
A Super 14 rugby star has been charged with a domestic violence incident involving a knife and given name suppression.
An opponent of raising the drinking age says if John Key was 18 right now, he would be unlikely to support it.
Drunks could be charged $250 for a night in police cells or a ride home in a police car.
Party politics still rule when it comes to tangling with the vested interests of the liquor and hospitality industries.
Irreverent Tui billboards will survive even if liquor laws are reviewed the way the Law Commission envisages: Yeah, Right.
The Govt says it's likely to reject a recommendation to lift alcohol prices.
Closing times at 4am could put a dampener on RWC festivities but the Government says any changes would likely come in after 2011.