Alcohol in New Zealand

Alcohol has been associated with New Zealand since the early days of European contact.

Contents 1 History 2 Consumption 3 Alcohol law 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links

History

• Temperance movement
  • Temperance activists:
    • William Fox (New Zealand)
    • Frank Isitt
    • Leonard Monk Isitt (minister)
    • Elizabeth McCombs
    • James McCombs
    • Kate Sheppard
    • Robert Stout
    • Tommy Taylor

• Six o'clock swill

Consumption

• Binge drinking

Beer

Wine

Spirits

Alcohol law

• Licensing Trust

See also

• New Zealand cuisine
• Hokonui Hills, an area renowned for illicit alcohol production during the nineteenth century
• List of countries by alcohol consumption

References

Further reading

• Bollinger, Conrad Grog's Own Country: The Story of Liquor Licensing in New Zealand (Price Milburn Wellington, 1959: 2nd revised edition Minerva Auckland, 1967)
• Connor, J. L.; K. Kypri, M. L. Bell, K. Cousins (September 2010). "Alcohol outlet density, levels of drinking and alcohol-related harm in New Zealand: a national study". Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. doi:10.1136/jech.2009.104935. ISSN 0143-005X. http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2010/10/14/jech.2009.104935.abstract. 

External links

• Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand
• Law Commission - "Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor"
• Alcohol Action NZ, lobby group
• The Demon Drink, Alcohol and Prohibition in New Zealand Bulletin No 33, 2000 from Hocken Library, Dunedin
• Temperance and Prohibition in New Zealand (1930 history by Murray & Cocker)