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Tell the lies... then get trashed

Today's teens are telling the same fibs their parents told to cover their boozing, but are drinking high-potency "lolly" drinks with the sole aim of getting "trashed".

<i>Unsung Heroes:</i> 'Straight talker' leads by example

College trio clear on sensible drinking

Golden times for global food chain

McDonald's - home of the golden arches - shows commercialism and caring can co-exist, writes Guy Adams.

<i>John Roughan:</i> Death will change habits

City cracking down on street beggars

Auckland City Council increasing its focus on enforcing a by-law which makes begging illegal.

Online debate rages over teen vodka death

<b>nzherald.co.nz readers</b> slam NZ's drinking culture during a heated debate on youth drinking, after the death of schoolboy James Webster.

Alcohol watchdog's advice to parents

ALAC recommends that parents hold off on serving alcohol to young people for as long as they can.

Karaoke bar crime trend worries police

Almost all of Auckland's licensed karaoke bars breach liquor laws in their first year.

Pharmac decision gives hope to dementia patients

Alcohol blamed for kick-starting suicide bids

A new study has found that alcohol is to blame for most suicide attempts involving overdosing.

Should cheap, sweet alcoholic drinks be banned?

Whanau Ora to get half billion-dollar funding

Syphilis rampant in China as cash pays for unsafe sex

How the navigator scheme could work

Sweet new drinks can kill kids, says expert

Alcohol experts are warning parents to keep their children away from cheap, sweetly flavoured drinks laced with enough alcohol to kill them.