Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the medical term for the pattern of abnormal development associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol is a substance that causes developmental abnormalities in the fetus.
ActionPoint website - Alcohol & Pregnancy FANNZ Updates FASD Links
What is FANNZ? "Everyone is part of the solution"
Fetal Alcohol Network New Zealand (FANNZ) is a group of people and agencies with a shared interest and expertise in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention and intervention. FANNZ is linked through an email information network, face-to-face meetings, and educational activities. APSAD has taken over the coordination of this network from January 2023.
Documents, Factsheets & Submissions:
2025 - Alcohol Healthwatch submission on the Petition of Christopher Ingram: Require licensed premises to display ‘Pregnant? Don’t Drink’ FASD warning signs (to the Petitions Committee)
2025 - Factsheet - Lacking the label? An audit of pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products
2024 - The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Diagnostic Guidelines for Aotearoa New Zealand 2024
2022 - A guide for health promoters Steps to make a positive difference in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
2021 - Report of the Disability Rights Commissioner and Children’s Commissioner to the Prime Minister Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Call to Action
2021 - Factsheet - Prenatal alcohol exposure and lifelong impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
2020 - Open Letter: An effective health warning label to protect our future Click here for more information.
2019 - Proposal P1050: Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Submission to Food Standards Australia New Zealand
2019 - Submission in respect of regulations to be made under sections 12 and 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (Ireland)
2019 - 18 Apr 2019 - FASD Action Plan Hui: “What’s in the forecast?” Feedback
2016 - Alcohol & Other Drugs Update - FASDay Special Edition September 2016
2016 - Productivity losses associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in New Zealand. By economist Dr Brian Easton et al.
2016 (Aug) - Speech by Assoc. Health Minister Hon. Peter Dunne: Launch of Taking Action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: 2016-2019.
Read the documents:
2016 - The Taking Action on FASD: An Action Plan 2013-2016
2016 - Taking Action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Analysis of Submissions
2016 - Education Tool for FASD: As part of its Inclusive Education Guide for Schools, the Ministry of Education launched its Guide to FASD and Learning (on website: https://www.inclusive.tki.org.nz/ )
2016 - FASD costs in lost productivity: NZ Medical Journal have published a paper by economist Dr Brian Easton and colleagues estimating the cost of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder on lost productivity in the New Zealand economy as being between $49million and $200 million each year. The paper is free access online: Productivity losses associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in New Zealand
Presentations:
Presentation Videos: FASD Symposium 2024, Western springs garden community hall, Auckland 25-26 September 2024
FASD IS WHAT I HAVE, NOT WHO I AM KO TE FASD KEI A HAU, EHARA I A HAU
Andrew Galloway, Alcohol Healthwatch - Opening remarks
Raawiri Ratu -Kaiaarahi of Kookiri ki Tāmakimakaurau Trust and WAI2624 Lead Claimant
Claire Gyde - Looking back to look forward
Dr Joanna Chu - FASD research priorities
Prof Sally Casswell - Quantifying alcohol harm to others, policy changes we need to see
Quickfire FASD research updated, Chaired by Dr Joanna Chu
Dr Felicity Ware, Hāpai Te Hauora - Developing Whakakothitanga Aotearoa FASD diagnostic guidelines
Hon Dr Shane Reti, Minister of Health - Address to the FASD symposium
Selah Hart, Hauora Māori Services, Health NZ
Dr Claire Achmad, Chief Children's Commissioner- Kia kuru pounamu te rongo: All mokopuna living their best lives
Sandar Duckworth, Litmus-Looking back and moving forward
Public Health Agency - panel discussion
Anna Gundesen, FASD-CAN Navigator for Tāmaki - Developing our voices: FAS-CAN indviduals development programme
Leigh Henderson, FASD-CAN Chair - Reflections on the FASD Symposium
Andrew Galloway, Alcohol Healthwatch - Closing remarks
Sept 7, 2017:Whanau ora and the FASD Plan: Achieving success together’ Hui Video Link:
Presentation by Christine Rogan, Alcohol Healthwatch
Presentation by Lance Norman, Hāpai Te Hauora
2015, May - Auckland Law School lecture from Judge Catherine Crawford ‘How youth affected by FASD are treated in criminal jurisdictions’ (video)/or listen to the audio of her lecture.
Babies & Booze: Youth Social Media Launch (Video Clips)
Alcohol Healthwatch, Well Women and Family Trust and The Rotary Club of Parnell launches the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Youth Social Media Campaign. The You-Tube campaign videos can be viewed on www.youtube.com/user/FASDNetworkNZ or by clicking the images below:
Babies + Booze: Simon Rowley - Paediatrician (4)
Babies + Booze: A Shout Out(5)
Babies + Booze: Jackie (6)
Babies + Booze: Shona (7)
Other Information:
Hey Teacher 2016
International FASD Awareness Day September 9th, 2021
(click to watch the video)
