About Alcohol Healthwatch About Alcohol Healthwatch

Alcohol Healthwatch is an organisation of professionals dedicated to reducing and preventing alcohol-related harm and inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are funded by the Health New Zealand/ Te Whatu Ora.

Our role is to provide credible and up-to-date evidence-based information on matters relating to alcohol policy and planning. Our priority is to mobilise communities to take action on a range of alcohol-related harms, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

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 24 June 2025: Factsheet - Analyzing the myth of ‘vexatious’ alcohol objections

On the 31st of August 2023, the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Act (the Act) came into force. The Act aimed to facili... [Read more]

19 Jun 2025: Factsheet - Aucklanders praise new alcohol trading hours

On the 9th December 2024, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s rules on when alcohol can be sold changed. Off-licences (bottle shops/ liquor stores, and ... [Read more]

11 Jun 2025: Media - No pregnancy warning labels on alcohol

Every baby deserves the best possible start in life. But new report by Alcohol Healthwatch of New Zealand’s first audit of pregnancy warning lab... [Read more]

11 Jun 2025: Factsheet - Lacking the label? An audit of pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products 

Introduction Alcohol exposure in-utero can cause a range of serious harms to both the fetus and the mother. Potential harms to the fetus include still... [Read more]

9 June 2025: Factsheet - Alcohol education programs for sports clubs

In Aotearoa New Zealand, alcohol is present in many sports environments, even around children. This might be in the form of alcohol sponsorship and ad... [Read more]

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