Alcohol

The Dunedin City Council has shied away from introducing tough new rules for bars after consulting with the public. Audio

The Institute of Rural Health is taking a Health Pit Stop out to farmers to check on things like Blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI and sugar levels, as well as getting them to fill in a questionnaire… Audio

When and where Aucklanders can buy a drink is set to change. Audio

Shorter trading hours for alcohol in Auckland. The Panel is joined by Professor Jennie Connor of the University of Otago about whether these sales restrictions will mean much to alcohol abuse. Audio

A new loyalty card which is aimed at people with student loans is being critised for being nothing more than a marketing ploy. Audio

A ship's captain has been fined three-thousand dollars for being drunk in charge of a bulk carrier. Audio

Dr Marc Wilson the head of psychology at Victoria University joins the Panel to talk about the connection between social media, alcohol and risky behaviour. Audio

Dunedin student keg party sees the streets erupt into mayhem and an ambulance trashed. Audio

Anne Fox is a UK-based anthropologist who has studied drinking cultures around the world for the last 20 years. She has just completed a study into New Zealand and Australia drinking cultures… Audio

Scientists in Sydney have discovered rats which are given the hormone oxytocin and then alcohol remain completely sober. Audio

Ashifa Kassam lives and works in Spain where there are plans to breathalyse pedestrians. Also wine researchers are trying to preserve the country's rare grape varieties. Audio

A single gene seems to predispose people to becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol Audio

For better and for worse brewers, bottlestore owners and publicans are starting to feel the effect of the new lower alcohol driving limits that became law last December. Audio

Steve Wilde explores whether alcohol is Queenstown's lifeblood or a slow poison? Audio

Alcohol fuelled tourists who top up on cheap duty free liquor are being blamed for problems in Queenstown and now some of the resort's front line hospitality leaders want the government to take… Audio

The Mangere Otahuhu Community Board has been spearheading the fight to reduce the high number of liquor outlets in the area, including appealing decisions as individuals when the council would not… Audio

Councils could struggle to allow bars to stay open later than 4 am after a Wellington City Council bid was overturned this week. Audio

The Wellington City Council will consider whether to go to court after being knocked back over keeping central city bars open till 5am. Audio