Media Release

Six leading digital platforms – Google, Meta, Pinterest, Snap, TikTok, and X – have joined forces with the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) beer, wine and spirits companies to further strengthen standards of responsibility for advertising on digital channels worldwide. In New Zealand IARD members Asahi, DB Breweries, Lion NZ and Pernod Ricard [...]

Research tells us that the vast majority of New Zealanders drink responsibly.  New Zealanders are drinking more than 25% less now than they did in the late 1970s [1].  Further, harmful drinking – particularly among younger drinkers – has also fallen. Continued cultural change including targeted education and support programmes along with targeted interventions for [...]

A recent ‘Burden of Proof’ study summarises and evaluates the evidence on alcohol consumption’s effects on coronary artery disease (ischemic heart disease) has been published in the journal ‘Nature Communications.’ [1] [2] [3] The study finds reduced heart disease risk with low to moderate drinking. This study uses a method to pool estimates of [...]

Kiwis overwhelmingly support cars being confiscated from repeat drink drivers, the use of targeted support and alcohol education programmes to reduce harmful drinking, a survey shows. The annual NZ Alcohol Beverages Council [1] survey of 1000 people clearly shows that New Zealanders rank six key interventions when it comes to reducing poor drinking choices. [...]

Just released Stats NZ data on beer, wine and spirits consumption December 2023 [1] shows that we are drinking less and are drinking in a different way. Our consumption has declined in the past year over all categories by 4.3% to 477 million litres.  Beer has declined by 4.4% to 281 million litres; wine [...]

The just released New Zealand annual Health Survey assessment of our health and wellbeing and the Stats NZ data shows positive change in our drinking behaviour [1]. “The Health Survey shows the lowest rate of hazardous drinking [2] since the survey began – sitting at 16% of the adult population (18.7% 2022). This reduction [...]

For millions of adults across the world, enjoying beer, wine and spirits in moderation is an important part of their social lives. The NZ Alcohol Beverages Council (NZABC) is a member of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) and supports the first-ever global alliance of its kind, the IARD Global Standards Coalition. This [...]

The NZ Alcohol Beverages Council (NZABC) is a member of the International Alliance for  Responsible Drinking (IARD) who have recently launched a report that looks to share best practice and inspire further actions to prevent underage drinking. Actions to prevent underage drinking include responsible sales, preventing marketing to those underage, providing training and educational [...]

“Recent publicity of Wellington Bar owners concern over the litigious approach to alcohol licencing highlights a greater symptom of licencing problems faced by small businesses across New Zealand.” says NZABC Committee member and Brewers Association of NZ Executive Director Dylan Firth. “As a sector we whole heartedly support the message this group of Wellington [...]

Today Parliament has passed the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act (Community Participation) Bill, making getting and renewing a liquor licence harder than it already was and threatening the commercial future of responsible hospitality and alcohol retail operators. “Parliament has today effectively determined that owning and operating a bar, pub, restaurant, cellar door, bottle [...]