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From left: Gordon Finest Platinum - 12 per cent alcohol (4.7 standard drinks), Pirate Beer Extra Forte and Morland Excalibur - both 8.5 percent alcohol (3.3 standard drinks). Photos / Doug Sherring

From left: Gordon Finest Platinum - 12 per cent alcohol (4.7 standard drinks), Pirate Beer Extra Forte and Morland Excalibur - both 8.5 percent alcohol (3.3 standard drinks). Photos / Doug Sherring

Super-strength argument 4:00AM Sunday November 22, 2009

Super-strong imported beers are fuelling New Zealand's binge drinking culture and a surge in violent behaviour, alcohol watchdogs warn. Brews with alcohol content of up to 12 per cent are on the shelves of supermarkets and bottle stores, prompting calls for higher taxes and prices. Alcohol Advisory… More


Wine group calls for cellar door exemption from new booze laws Cellar door and mail order sales of wine should be exempt from new liquor laws, says industry group New Zealand Wine (NZW). 1:30PM Thursday November 19, 2009

Cellar door and mail order sales of wine should be exempt from new liquor laws, New Zealand Wine (NZW) says. Winery… More

Bulk wine goes down fine, says judge Very little New Zealand wine is of low quality, says British retailer and wine judge John Avery. Photo / Supplied 4:00AM Wednesday November 04, 2009

An international judge at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards says bulk exports will not affect New Zealand's reputation… More

Boom times for beer brewer in dry country Murree is in the heart of the Rawalpindi's military area. Photo / AP 4:00AM Friday November 06, 2009

RAWALPINDI - On the walls of the historic Murree brewery, Pakistan's sole producer of beer, hangs a slogan that… More

Tycoon at fault in crash The wreckage of Erceg's EC 120 Eurocopter near Raglan, above. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey 4:00AM Sunday November 01, 2009

Liquor baron Michael Erceg has been found at fault for the helicopter crash that claimed his life - after family… More





 
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