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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16 July 2025: Media - New low-risk drinking guidelines challenge outdated advice

We all want the most up-to-date information to help us make informed choices for ourselves and our families. This is why today Alcohol Healthwatch ... [Read more]

30 June 2025: E-News

Welcome to the June 2025 edition of our e-news.  We are still buzzing from the Alcohol and Mental Health Symposium at Parliament in May 2025... [Read more]

 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]

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