Drinking
A Christmas drink or three
What's our behaviour around drinking during festivities? Audio
The cost of alcohol lockdowns
Mark Haines of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association talks about the chilling effect a change in drinking hours has had on Kings Cross bars and pubs. Audio
Responsible Drinking
Martin Bosley will be the chef, it's a glamorous fund-raiser at the Te Āwhina Marae in Motueka, a seven-course degustation. Unfortunately if you would like some wine to go with those courses you'll… Audio
After-ball parties could still be held - Police
Ashburton's now-cancelled school after-ball parties were a good idea but did not meet guidelines, according to Canterbury police.
What alcohol does to us
Toxicologist Ian Shaw explains how the body processes alcohol, and how drinking too much can do us damage. Audio
A young woman who accidentally drank herself to death
The coroner has found a young woman who accidentally drank herself to death most likely didn't realise drinking straight spirits would be signicifantly different to drinking pre-mixed drinks. Audio
Greymouth pub stripped of licence for two weeks
For the next two weeks, patrons of the Revington's Hotel in Greymouth will have to go somewhere else to drink because the pub has had its licence suspended. Audio
Dunedin liquor laws
Local authorities are clamping down on BYO restaurants in Dunedin in a bid to claim them back as places to dine not get drunk. Audio
Official stats show hazardous drinking has halved
Puzzling figures have emerged suggesting a halving of problem drinking in Canterbury. Audio
Occupations and drinking
New research out of the United States Department of Health has listed the jobs in which people drink the most. Audio
Emergency Department Alcohol Project
The EDAP will ask young people about their drinking in the hope some of them will wake up and realise they may have a problem. Audio
Queenstown bar owners fight regulation
Steve Wilde explores whether alcohol is Queenstown's lifeblood or a slow poison? Audio
The alcohol industry fights bylaws to close bars early
A lobby group tackling harmful drinking is accusing the alcohol industry of using underhand tactics to stymie local councils. Audio
Will lower breath alcohol limits solve drink driving problem?
Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Dave Cliff defends the new drink-driving laws, which came into force today. Audio
Dunedin students warn on alcohol plan
Dunedin students are warning a crackdown on city bars will shift their drinking into the streets and increase the harm. Audio
Drunken monkey
Could some humans fondness for alcohol have an evolutionary basis? Professor Robert Dudley is the author of 'The Drunken Monkey: Why we drink and abuse alcohol'. Audio
Online Drinking Culture
Massey University researchers are looking at how young adults use Facebook in relation to their drinking activities Audio
Online Drinking Culture
Massey University researchers are looking at how young adults use Facebook in relation to their drinking activities
AudioOnline Drinking Culture
Massey University researchers are looking at how young adults use Facebook in relation to their drinking activities Audio
