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Pilot, hostess caught in Air NZ drinking row

A row has broken out between Air NZ and the police after claims of drink-driving staff and a drinking culture.

Chefs boil at crack jibe

<i>Masterchef</i> celebrity judge Ross Burden agreed to leave work after making suggestive remarks to young male kitchen staff at an upmarket Auckland restaurant this week.

Deferred prison for teen drunk

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Rudd wants rise in drinking age

Kevin Rudd would like to see the drinking age in Australia raised from 18 to 21 years.

Drink-drive taxi driver banned from driving

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Drink-driving penalties pathetic

Arrest shreds actor's low-key reputation

Researchers say alcohol strength key to cancer risk

Wine drinkers should switch to lower-alcohol varieties to reduce their chances of getting cancer, scientists say.

<i>Garth George:</i> Mixing addictions is rough treatment

Drink-drive death report 'cover-up', mother says

A report on police handling of a drunk driver who killed three young people is a cover-up, the mother of a victim says.

Drunk driver crashes into dairy

Authority: Police could have stopped killer drunk driver

Police surveillance set up to catch a drunk driver who went on to kill three young people was flawed, a report released today said.

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Youth is a risky business

Drink-drive Swede fined

Teen driver who hit three cars seven times over limit

A 19-year-old man rear-ended a taxi before colliding with two other cars on Saturday night.