Policy and Advocacy: Alcohol, Submissions

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Alcohol Reform Bill

Friday, February 18, 2011

The Drug Foundation has published its submission to the Governments Alcohol Law Reform Bill.

Safer Journeys Road Safety Strategy

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

We support the Ministry of Transport in their identification of alcohol/drug impaired driving as an area of high concern for road safety.  The Drug Foundation acknowledges that the statistics around drug and alcohol related road injuries and fatalities in New Zealand are unacceptably high and that further initiatives need to be implemented to address our drug and alcohol related road toll.

Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus)

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

The New Zealand Drug Foundation – Te Tūāpapa Tarukino o Aotearoa welcomes the opportunity to comment on PACER Plus, the proposed free trade agreement between New Zealand and Australia and the Pacific Forum Island Countries.

Alcohol in our Lives - an issues paper on the reform of New Zealand’s liquor laws

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Drug Foundation has published its submission to the Law Commission's issues paper - "Alcohol in our lives" - on the reform of New Zealand’s liquor laws. 

Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

We strongly support the objectives of the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill. While we have concerns about the ‘ad hoc’ approach to this bill, we recognize that this stems from its omnibus nature, whereby it seeks to make amendments to 3 separate acts relating to liquor. 

Global Alcohol Strategy

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Drug Foundation strongly supports the development of a Global Alcohol Strategy by the WHO and member states.

Sale of Liquor (Objections to Applications) Amendment Bill

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The New Zealand Drug Foundation – Te Tūāpapa Tarukino o Aotearoa welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Sale of Liquor (Objections to Applications) Amendment Bill.   

Inquiry into New Zealand’s relationships with South Pacific

Friday, May 25, 2007

The Drug Foundation is concerned about the widespread harms caused by drugs in New Zealand communities; the biggest harms are being caused by our legal drugs – alcohol and tobacco. Alcohol and tobacco cause serious problems on a global scale.

Reassessment of methylated spirits

Wednesday, November 1, 2006

The New Zealand Drug Foundation recognises that the use of common household substances for intoxication is a difficult drug taking behaviour to legislate and regulate for.

Review on advertising regulation

Sunday, October 1, 2006

The New Zealand Drug Foundation welcomes this review. This review is particularly important as it comes at a time when this country is debating how best to tackle our drinking culture, and regionally and internationally there is increasing concern about the impact of alcohol on communities and the role marketing plays in that.