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03 Oct

Posted at 11:25h in Advocacy by

This Australian report investigates the amount and type of alcohol marketing during two major sporting events in 2018. The two games chosen for analysis were the Australian Football League (AFL) grand final and the National Rugby League (NRL) grand final. It concludes a significant proportion of the population was...

16 Sep

Posted at 13:06h in Healthy Community by

This new fact sheet provides information on energy in common alcoholic drinks in the absence of energy labelling. It includes a graphic of kilojoules in alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and foods with data sourced from the New Zealand Food Composition Database. The intended audience is...

20 Aug

Posted at 10:37h in Advocacy by

This open letter published in the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) on 16th August 2019 is in response to the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) review of the Alcohol Advertising and Promotion Code. It explains the reasons for the decision by the Health Coalition Aotearoa not...

08 Nov

Posted at 08:18h in Advocacy by

One-third of premature death and disability in New Zealand is caused by smoking, alcohol, obesity and unhealthy diets, yet less than a half a percent of the health budget is spent on preventing that damage, say a new health group launched today in parliament. Over 25...

29 May

Posted at 16:37h in Advocacy by

Warning labels on alcohol containers are highly deficient , new research shows. Current health warning labels on alcohol beverage containers in New Zealand are highly deficient, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows. The researchers suggest that current voluntary labelling has not worked in New...

26 Apr

Posted at 11:21h in Advocacy by

Former Olympic rower Eric Murray shouldn't have featured in beer advertisements because he's a 'hero of the young', the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided. The ASA ordered the The Brewers Association to remove Murray from its Beer the Beautiful Truth ad campaign in a decision made...