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Your guide to drinking round the clock this Christmas

Telegraph readers reveal the secret to 'responsible' imbibing.

Drinking this Christmas and New Year? These meds really don’t mix

Taking certain medicines while drinking can affect your body in a number of ways.

Focus: Putting alcohol-free drinks to the taste test

With AF Drinks founder Lisa King now opening a permanent Ponsonby location following the success of her pop-up, NZ Herald's Cheree Kinnear puts the range of alcohol-free drinks to the taste test as the festive season kicks off. Video / NZ Herald

Govt crackdown on alcohol, Seoul searches for answers & bird of the year to be revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 October, 2022

Government cracks down on alcohol industry, Seoul searches for answers following night club tragedy and bird of the year to be crowned in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

How I learnt to drink less and enjoy it more

Times: British broadcaster Adrian Chiles used to knock back 100 units a week.

'Thank you, your honour': Pepper-sprayed drink driver on sentence

The drunk, disqualified driver twice slammed into a car parked in a neighbour's driveway.

Drunk driver who killed caught again

Victim's brother describes latest drinking episode 'bloody ridiculous... pure stupidity."

Four times the limit: Driver's high breath-alcohol reading disappoints police

Wellington police surprised at the results of breath-alcohol testing at the weekend.

Judge says drink-driver's case a rare exception to those normally resulting in prison

Judge accepts drink driver a good person who made a "terrible, terrible" decision to drive