Alcohol Issues

The Whole Truth: Te Māramatanga – Stuff – 28/4/22

10/05/2022

The Whole Truth: Te Māramatanga explains public health topics prone to misinformation. It seeks to inform rather than inflame. A few drinks a day - good for you or not? There’s a belief the odd glass of wine is actually good for you. This is ...

Tony Farrell: Alcohol industry has us trumped, so let’s make our health system great again – NZ Herald 9/5/22

09/05/2022

OPINION I often quip that we are a Second World country when it comes to medical advances. Take empaglifozin, for example, a breakthrough in diabetes treatment that was approved for medical use in the United States in 2014. This drug was funded o...

Media Release – Time for action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Aotearoa – 7/3/22

10/03/2022

Alcohol Action NZ welcomes Paula Penfold’s powerful documentary on FASD entitled “Disordered” that was released today, and encourages everyone to watch it. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the result of brain damage suffered before b...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Stuff Documentary 7/3/22

07/03/2022

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the result of brain damage suffered before birth from drinking during pregnancy. It is a profound and lifelong disability directly caused by alcohol. As they grow up, those affected by FASD often run into trouble wi...

It’s time we put people ahead of alcohol industry profits / Dr. Nicki Jackson

15/02/2022

As the temperature increases over the summer months, so too does our country’s thirst for alcohol. Social gatherings, like others throughout the year, often have alcohol at their centre. With a year having ended and a new one beginning, it’s t...

Outrage without action is getting us nowhere. It’s time to #CancelBigAlcohol / Richie Hardcore

14/02/2022

It’s an unprecedented time for the sheer volume of conversations we are having about social justice issues. Social media, public intellectuals, activists and political pundits have spread the good word far and wide, which is brilliant. There are so...

Letter to the Editor: Alcohol Policy changes needed to protect communities

27/01/2022

The front page headline of the BOP Times on Friday indicates gruesome family harm (News, January 21). On the next page we find a story about the good people of Te Puna fighting a new liquor licence. These stories are inextricably linked, but I be...

“Proof” a documentary on Alcohol Culture in NZ

18/11/2021

Two years ago Guyon Espiner stopped drinking. Now, the award-winning journalist and podcast-maker has made a documentary about New Zealand's drinking culture and the alcohol industry....

Conference: Public Health Action on Alcohol – The 5+ Solution

14/05/2021

Guest speakers include: A professor, a treaty claimant, a knight, and an investigative author. Venue: Online (link TBA) Date: November 19th 2021 Time: 9:00am - 12.30pm Presented by: ALCOHOL ACTION NZ Registration is essential and free ...

Alcohol and health

05/02/2021

Alcohol has a number of effects on health, both physical and mental. The short-term effects of alcohol consumption include intoxication and dehydration. Long-term effects of alcohol consumption include changes in the metabolism of the liver and brain...