Social Hazards

• Price rise puts squeeze on bars. NZ Herald. January 18, 2012.
• Pokie users gamble with addictions. Taranaki Daily News. January 12, 2011.

December 2011

• South Auckland community furious over liquor licence bid. Radio NZ. December 20, 2011.
• Alcohol price finding challenged. Sunday Star Times. December 18, 2011.
• Govt must give high priority to change alcohol controls. Auckland Council Safety Forum Chairman release/ Scoop. December 17, 2011.
• Govt comes under fire for suppressing liquor research. TV3 video. December 11, 2011.
• Dunne in gun over survey backing booze crackdown. Stuff. December 12, 2011.
• Questions about alcohol survey. Doug Sellman release/Scoop. December 11, 2011.
• Hospitals despair at alcohol toll. Dominion Post. December 7, 2011.
• Fierce opposition to supermarket liquor license. Radio NZ. November 7, 2011.

November 2011

• Locals protest liquor store. TV3 video. November 30, 2011.
• Tobacco giant challenges plain packaging. TVNZ.
• Leading alcohol proponent appointed to health promotion board. Alcohol Action NZ release/Scoop. November 20, 2011.
• Gambling policy revisited. Southland Times. November 21, 2011.
• 4207 Waikato substance abusers on benefit. Waikato Times. November 14, 2011.
• Alcohol and violence a deadly mix. Nelson Mail. November 14, 2011.
• Guilford drinking part of bigger problem. TVNZ. November 14, 2011
• Stratford prepares for liquor war. Taranaki Daily News. November 11, 2011.
• Higher casino profit tipped. Radio NZ. November 11, 2011.
• No new pokies say city council. Southland Times. November 9, 2011.
• P uses still high despite falling seizure rates say police. Radio NZ. November 8, 2011.

October 2011

• Key events chasing funding as pokie trust warns of cash shortfall. NZ Herald. October 18, 2011.
• Teens so drunk they could die. Stuff. October 10, 2011.
• Synthetic cannabis reappears. NZ Herald. October 4, 2011.

September 2011

• 421 liquor managers suspended. Stuff. September 27, 2011.
• Chasing cannabis users a waste of police time – Brash. NZ Herald. September 26, 2011.
• Drugged drivers need a harder line. NZ Herald. September 26, 2011.
• Sedatives needed as druggies turn nasty. NZ Herald, September 26, 2011.
• National Addiction Centre backs decriminalisation of cannabis. Radio NZ. September 26, 2011.
• Alcohol Action presents Key with bottle of wine. Bay of Plenty Times. September 22, 2011.
• Quake-hit bars call for pokie review. The Press. September 21, 2011.
• Party pill users look to other options. Stuff. September 14, 2011.
• Significant rise in pokies spending. The Press. September 12, 2011.
• Major overhaul planned for NZ’s drug laws. TVNZ. September 12, 2011.
• Calls for tougher drug drive measures rejected. Radio NZ. September 9, 2011.
• Court rules against council over pokies. Nelson Mail. September 8, 2011.
• Toxic tide of booze takes deadly toll. NZ Herald. September 8, 2011.
• Heavy drug users still driving. Radio NZ. September 8, 2011.
• Alcohol plays big role in deaths of young. Radio NZ. September 7, 2011.
• Methamphetamine price up after crackdown. Dominion Post. September 8, 2011.
• Survey: ecstasy use up, methamphetamine down. NZ Herald. September 8, 2011.
• Booze a big factor in loss of young lives. Dominion Post. September 8, 2011.
• High Court precedent used to block liquor store licenses. Taranaki Daily Times. September 8, 2011.
• Pokie playing most harmful gambling. Taranaki Daily News. September 1, 2011.

August 2011

• Drug treatment policy often misguided. NZ Drug Foundation release/Scoop. August 31, 2011.
• RTDs linked to crashes, crime. Taranaki Daily News. August 31, 2011.
• Therapeutic apartheid hinders addiction treatment. NZPA/Stuff. August 31, 2011.
• Addiction treatment in NZ needs urgent change. NZ Drug Foundation release/Scoop. August 30, 2011.
• Mainstream substance use treatment missing the mark. NZ Drug Foundation. August 30, 2011.
• Addiction treatment policy must change. NZ Drug Foundation release/Scoop. August 26, 2011.
• Key: liquor law changes a starting point. Stuff. August 29, 2011.
• Devil’s luck for liquor lords – editorial. Sunday Star Times. August 28, 2011.
• Liquor law changes a major disappointment. TVNZ. August 26, 2011.
• Alcopops curbs fall foul of free trade. NZ Herald. August 26, 2011.
• Dairies, supermarkets hit by alcohol bill. Stuff. August 26, 2011.
• Govt considers further alcohol restrictions. August 26, 2011.
• Select Committee report an affront. Alcohol Healthwatch release/Scoop. August 26, 2011.
• Additional $10 million for addiction treatment. Government release/Scoop. August 25, 2011.
• We sink $90,000 a day into pokies. Northern Advocate. August 23, 2011.
• Gamblers to be allowed to smoke in casino audio (includes comments by Captain Gerry Walker). Radio NZ. August 19, 2011.
• Alcohol reform unlikely before election. Dominion Post. August 19, 2011.
• National indicators: picture of mental health and addiction (including link to report). Mental Health Commission release/Scoop. August 17, 2011.
• 4000 beneficiaries have addictions. Manawatu Standard. August 17, 2011.
• Sky City pokie revenue rebounds. Stuff. August 17, 2011.
• Last minute Kronic binge sparks fears. Otago Daily Times. August 10, 2011.
• Study links alcohol abuse to work. The Press. August 9, 2011.
• Teen zero alcohol driving limit to begin. Radio NZ. August 6, 2011.
• Legal highs forced off shelves today. TV One. August 5, 2011.

July 2011

• Poo, urine blamed on booze store. Dominion Post. July 27, 2011.
• Cannon’s Creek liquor store battle. TV3 video. July 26, 2011.
• Community needs pokies. Waikato Times. July 26, 2011.
• Pokie rise shocks. Waikato Times. July 25, 2011.
• Booze ban plea for RWC. Dominion Post. July 25, 2011.
• Lack of efficiency hurting families affected by addiction. National Committee for Addiction Treatment release/Scoop. July 22, 2011.
• Liquor licence ruling praised. Taranaki Daily News. July 21, 2011.
• Pokie fund crucial in spite of concerns. Stuff. July 19, 2011.
• All but three MPs vote to hide smokes in shops. NZ Herald. July 15, 2011.
• More legislation to come for tobacco. Radio NZ. July 15, 2011.
• Schools cash in on pokie grants. Manawatu Standard. July 14, 2011.
• Auckland smokers face street ban. NZ Herald. July 14, 2011.
• Addictions centre forced to close. Marlborough Express. July 14, 2011.
• Warning labels. Alcohol Healthwatch release/Scoop. July 13, 2011.
• NZ Brewer to follow Aussies on health alerts. NZ Herald. July 13, 2011.
• Kronic users abusing medical staff. NZ Herald. July 11, 2011.
• Drunk kids in the hundreds. Dominion Post. July 11, 2011.
• Gambling itch may get more scratch. Sunday Star Times. July 10, 2011.
• Southern racing links to pokie bar. Otago Daily Times. July 8, 2011.
• Pokie money ethically wrong. Manawatu Standard. July 7, 2011.
• Alcohol battle being won by industry – Kedgley. NZPA/NZ Herald. July 7, 2011.
• Social networking site promoting drinking culture. Radio NZ. July 7, 2011.
• Back yard cooks enter legal high business. NZ Herald. July 6, 2011.
• Easy step from Kronic to P – expert. TV One. July 5, 2011.
• Legal high review too little too late. NZ Herald. July 5, 2011.
• Tobacco giants can’t sue Government. NZ Herald. July 5, 2011.
• Alarm bells ring for legal high dealers. NZ Herald. July 4, 2011.
• Alcohol views demand heed – editorial. NZ Herald. July 4, 2011.
• Call to introduce elderly booze screening. Newstalk ZB/NZ Herald. July 4, 2011.
• NZ methamphetamine use among the highest in the world. TV3. July 1, 2011.
• Kronic sedative can put users in coma. NZ Herald. July 1, 2011.

June 2011

• Big majority want drinking age raised. NZ Herald. June 30, 2011.
• Spirit prices to rise 4.5 percent. Stuff. June 30, 2011.
• Tobacco giant suing Australian govt a warning to NZ. NBR. June 28, 2011.
• Stop smoking Kronic, its inventor urges. NZ Herald. June 27, 2011.
• Alcohol damage a national crisis, group tells PM. NZ Herald. June 23, 2011.
• Pokie sinking lid policy to stay. Northern Advocate. June 18, 2011.
• Fear ALAC will lose independence in merger. Radio NZ. June 19, 2011.
• Doctor wants PM to experience weekend ED mayhem. NZ Herald. June 17, 2011.
• Legal cannabis hospitalises teen. NZ Herald. June 17, 2011.
• Alcohol reform unlikely before election. Dominion Post. June 16, 2011.
• Racing clubs must reveal pokie interests. Otago Daily Times. June 16, 2011.
• PM says country needs convention centre, downplays changes to gambling laws. NZ Herald. June 14, 2011.
• Schools look at alcohol screening. NZ Herald. June 14, 2011.
• Sky city deal puts laws up for sale. Stuff. June 13, 2011.
• Shocking world of our student drunks – survey. NZ Herald. June 10, 2011.
• ED staff regularly assaulted by drunks. NZ Herald. June 10, 2011.
• Emergency staff sick of abusive drunks. Dominion Post. June 10, 2011.
• Drugs sold at dairies puts man in psych ward. NZ Herald. June 7, 2011.
• Gisborne gamblers buck the trend by spending more. Gisborne Herald. June 7, 2011.
• Rising age limit key to reducing youth drinking. NZ Herald. June 2, 2011.
• Fall in teenage smoking rate stalls. Radio NZ, June 2, 2011.

May 2011

• Liquor retailers to take part in pricing probe. Radio NZ. May 17, 2011.
• Police target drinking culture. The Press. May 13.
• Marketing beer to alcoholics. The Press. May 12, 2011.
• When will NZ be serious about reducing alcohol harm. Alcohol Action release/Scoop. May 12, 2011.
• Pokies use tripled since quake. The Press. May 6, 2011.
• Earthquake cash goes on pokies – Salvation Army. Christchurch Star/NZ Herald. May 4, 2011.
• Addiction treatment group backs change to drug laws. National Committee for Addiction Treatment release/Scoop. May 4, 2011.
• Police oppose warnings for social drug dealers. Stuff. May 4, 2011.
• Scientists critical of alcohol reform bill. Otago University release/Scoop. May 2, 2011.

April 2011

• More money going on pokies. Radio NZ. April 29, 2011.
• Kiwis turn to pokies as hard times hit. Stuff. April 28, 2011.
• Growing pressure to tighten alcohol laws. TVNZ. April 21, 2011.
• Explain drink danger parents told. NZ Herald. April 21, 2011.
• Pokie machine funds flawed. NZPA/Stuff. April 20, 2011.
• Fatal cost of addiction for tot. NZ Herald. April 18, 2011.
• Imperial Tobacco comments on display bans. Imperial Tobacco release/Scoop. April 8, 2011.
• Benefits should be stripped from those refusing addiction treatment. Taranaki Daily News. March 31, 2011.
• Pokie remark sensationalist. Southland Times. March 31, 2011.
• R-18 on legal highs welcomed. Dominion Post. March 31, 2011.
• Pokie machines are monsters – mayor. Southland Times. March 30, 2011.
• Our child alcoholics. NZ Herald. March 28, 2011.
• More than a year wait for drug addiction programme. Dominion Post. March 28, 2011.
• School gives nicotine to aid addicted 11-year-olds. Dominion Post. March 28, 2011.
• Tobacco firm challenges prohibition proposals. Stuff. March 16, 2011.
• Alcohol Action supports compromise. Alcohol Action NZ release/Scoop. March 10, 2011.
• Party youth wings unite against drinking age change. Radio NZ. March 10, 2011.
• Government must get tough on alcohol abuse. NZ Nurses Organisation release/Scoop. March 9, 2011.
• Cut-price alcohol claim rejected. NZ Herald. March 8, 2011.
• Renewed call for supermarket alcohol sales ban. March 8, 2011.

February 2011

• Rise in high alcohol content drinks in NZ. NZ Herald. February 21, 2011.
• Submissions target booze in cars, raising excise on liquor. Stuff. February 22, 2011.
• Youth drinking – cheap spirits a real problem. Dominion Post. February 22, 2011.
• Maori not heeding drink drive message. Radio NZ. February 17, 2011.
• Boozing teens just mimicking their elders. Dominion Post. February 17, 2011.
• Council pushes for lower alcohol limits and higher excise. NZ Herald. February 17, 2011.
• ALAC report highlights changing nature of drinking. ALAC release/Scoop. February 13, 2011.
• Hit young, leave adult drink drive limit alone – district council. Gisborne Herald. February 11, 2011.
• Call for cigarette display ban this year. NZ Herald. February 10, 2011.
• Alcohol marketing blitz during sevens tournament. Dominion Post. February 9, 2011.
• Public encouraged to speak out on liquor reform. It’s Our Turn to Shout release/Scoop. February 7, 2011.
• Call for drinking age to rise to 21. NZ Herald. February 7, 2011.
• Gamblers’ spending continues slow slide. Northern Advocate. February 7, 2011.
• Severely drunk women shock police. Dominion Post. February 11, 2011.
• Murder blamed partly on government drug policy. NZPA/TVNZ. February 4, 2011.
• Government knows tobacco display ban won’t work. Association of Community Retailers release/Scoop. February 4, 2010.
• Toughen liquor laws says DHB. Otago Daily Times. February 3, 2011.
• More youth seeking help for problem gambling. Problem Gambling Foundation. February 1, 2010.
• Youth gambling on the rise. NZPA/Stuff. February 1, 2011.

January 2011

• Smoking to die out by 2058. NZ Herald. January 11, 2011.
• Young teens rate P as a drug for losers. Stuff. January 11, 2011.
• Alert for new party drug. Dominion Post. January 10, 2010.
• Girls lead the charge the drunken charge to A&E. Sunday Star Times. January 9, 2010.
• Concern at new technology in pokie machines. Radio NZ. January 7, 2010.

December 2010

• Gaming machines pose dilemma. Manawatu Standard. December 15, 2010.
• Uniting against alcohol-fuelled violence. NZ Police release/Scoop. December 14, 2010.
• Bill banning tobacco displays launched. Radio NZ. December 7, 2010.

November 2010

• Council to submit on minimum alcohol pricing, advertising. NZ Herald. November 24, 2010.
• Time to tackle social costs of pokies – editorial. NZ Herald. November 15, 2010.
• Alcohol sponsorship ban would have huge impact. NZPA/Stuff. November 15, 2010.
• Rugby league looks at dumping alcohol sponsorship. Sunday Star Times. November 14, 2010.
• Drink-driving deaths due to problem drivers. NZPA/NZ Herald. November 14, 2010.
• 72% of drink driving deaths caused by problem drivers. Government release/Scoop. November 14, 2010.
• Speak-up on alcohol bill, Pacific community urged. Radio NZ. November 14, 2010.
• ACT veto may lead to liquor changes. Dominion Post. November 12, 2010.
• Opposition’s voice heard on liquor bill. NZ Herald. November 12, 2010.
• Drinking laws pass first hurdle. Dominion Post. November 12, 2010.
• Alcohol reform Bill expected to easily pass its first reading. TVNZ. November 11, 2010.
• Govt Bill fails to address 700,000 heavy drinkers. Alcohol Healthwatch. November 10, 2010.
• Liquor law changes go too far – minister. Dominion Post. November 10, 2010.
• Conscience vote gives poker machine’s bill a chance. NZ Herald. November 10, 2010.
• Liquor reforms don’t address majority of problem drinkers. Timaru Herald. November 10, 2010.
• Alcohol tax the only way to go – Drug Foundation boss. TVNZ. November 9, 2010.
• Dire need for detox beds. Waikato Times. November 6, 2010.
• Genetic link likely in alcoholism. The Press. November 8, 2010.
• Alcoholics told to keep drinking because of lack of detox beds. The Press. November 4, 2010.
• Alcoholic novelties at risk of ban. NZ Herald. November 4, 2010.
• Call to make NZ smoke-free. Dominion Post. November 4, 2010.
• Big tobacco firms decry prohibition. Dominion Post. November 4, 2010.
• Crackdown on tobacco displays edges nearer. NZ Herald November 4, 2010.
• People before pokies. Downtown Community Ministries release/Scoop. November 3, 2010.
• Food and Grocery Council hopes for sensible outcomes on tobacco. Food and Grocery Council release/Scoop. November 3, 2010.
• Retailers slam smoking crack-down. NZPA/Stuff. November 3, 2010.

October 2010

• Police look into Kronic. Southland Times. October 29, 2010.
• Drivers over twice the blood alcohol limit should undergo rehab – AA. NZ Herald. October 29, 2010.
• Salvation Army view on compulsory addiction treatment. Radio NZ. October 28, 2010.
• Fed-up Nelson police get tough on booze. Nelson Mail. October 28, 2010.
• Apology follows smoking survey. NZ Herald. October 28, 2010.
• Compulsory rehab for repeat drink drivers urged. Radio NZ. October 27, 2010.
• Too few compulsory addiction treatment centres in NZ – report. NZPA/NZ Herald. October 27, 2010.
• Nelson police call for review of liquor laws. NZ Police release/Scoop. October 27, 2010.
• Community called to arms over alcohol. Otago Daily Times. October 14, 2010.
• Teenage drinking shocks students from overseas. NZ Herald. October 14, 2010.
• Risky sex linked to risky drinking. Alcohol Healthwatch. October 13, 2010.
• Youth pilot next generation of addiction treatment. Scoop. October 13, 2010.
• Pokie protest looms as bar granted licence. Nelson Mail. October 6, 2010.
• Problem gamblers pass on the habit to their kids. The Age. October 4, 2010.
• Unusual bedfellows in the fight against P. October 2, 2010.

 September 2010

• Brown promises to reduce booze outlets and pokies. NZ Herald. September 28, 2010.
• Extra addiction funding welcomed but more needed. Radio NZ. September 23, 2010.
• Bill English still considering whether 18 should be able to buy from liquor stores. Southland Times. September 24, 2010.
• Kiwi drug culture laid bare. Stuff. September 23, 2010.
• Methamphetamine a billion dollar business. The Press. September 24, 2010.
• One in four in their twenties found to have drink problem. The Press. September 23, 2010.
• Salvation Army joins forces with Mongrel Mob. Cutting Edge release/Scoop. September 22, 2010.
• Cost of booze law delay revealed. Stuff. September 21, 2010.
• Deferral of lower blood alcohol limit was against official advice. Radio NZ. September 21, 2010.
• Banks under fire over alcohol policy. NZ Herald. September 3, 2010.
• Blood alcohol levels too high – poll. Waikato Times. September 1, 2010.
• Gambling with lives. East and Bays Courier. September 1, 2010.
• Call for regional sinking lid on pokies. City Vision release/Stuff. September 1, 2010.
• Call to rid pubs of pokies. The Press. September 1, 2010.
• Problem Gambling is the issue – SkyCity. SkyCity Casinos release/Scoop. September 1, 2010.
• Gambling on net hooks more Kiwis. Bay of Plenty Times. September 1, 2010.
• Police push up the price of P. September 1, 2010.