- Alcohol Activities & Services
The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what the HPA is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
- Partners
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- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- How much are you drinking tonight?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Easing up on the drink
- Easing up on the drink
- How to Ease up
- Tips for hosts
- For employers
- How to Be Safer
- Alcohol and Your Kids
- Body Effects Tool
- Alcohol - the Body & Health Effects
- How to Access Treatment
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
- Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
- Local Alcohol Policies
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
- Research & Resources
This is the research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
HPA has a research blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
- Latest Resources
- Online Resources
- PDFs of Alcohol Resources
- Order Publications, Resources & Signs
- SAY NOW Guidelines and Toolbox
- AlcoholNZ Magazine
- Monthly e-Newsletter
- Library Catalogue
- Research Publications
- Research Blog
- NZ Statistics
- Archive
- An archive of ALAC reports and briefings
- ALAC Statements of Intent
- ALAC Annual Reports
- ALAC Strategies and Action Plans
- ALAC Submissions
- ALAC Briefings to Incoming Minister
- ALAC SSC Reporting
Latest Resources
The HPA's most recently developed alcohol resources are listed below.
Intoxication Assessment Tool. (AL804(A6), AL805(A4))
A4 and A6 tool to prevent intoxication on licensed premises. Revised May 2013.
Click here to order this resource online.
Guidelines for Conducting a Health Impact Assessment for Local Alcohol Planning. (AL638)
Health Impact Assessment is a tool that can be used to assist local alcohol planning. HIA can be used in many different policy settings, including the development of alcohol strategies and liquor control bylaws. It may also be used to address a specific alcohol-related issue such as outlet density or trading hours of licensed premises.
Click here to order this resource online.
Alcohol and your kids. What can you do? (AL801)
Many of us are concerned that at some stage we, and our teens, will come face to face with the issue of alcohol and teenage drinking.
This resource from HPA provides parents and care givers with helpful advice, and includes tips about delaying drinking, being a role model, building and maintaing a good relationship and what to do when things go wrong.
A DVD resource is also included with the booklet, it contains three videos that illustrate some of these helpful tips.
Click here to order this resource online.
Alcohol - the Body & Health Effects, A brief overview (AL802)
This resource provides a brief overview of the the health and body effects of alcohol. Areas covered include the effects of alcohol on body parts, the health effects of acute alcohol use, the health conditions related to chronic alcohol use, and the effects of alcohol on other people and populations.
Low-risk drinking advice is also outlined in the resource along with information about where to find support and further information.
Click here to order this resource online.
DrinkCheck - Is your drinking okay (AL531)
DrinkCheck can help you find out more about your drinking. Just complete the
questionnaire and add up your score. Then find out what it means. It’s that easy!
DrinkCheck also contains information about standard drinks and low risk drinking advice for adults.
Click here to order this resource online.
Guidelines for Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) for licensed premises (AL634)
These guidelines have been developed to establish and maintain a safe and secure environment in all licensed premises. The guidelines should assist those involved in the design, development and refurbishment of licensed premises, as well as those wishing to implement their principles in existing premises.
Click here to order this resource online.
The Real Story of Kiwis and Alcohol (AL580)
What is the real story of alcohol in New Zealand?
In this booklet are some interesting statistics about alcohol use and its impacts in New Zealand.
Click here to order this resource online.
Alcohol and You - facts and effects (AL002)
This revision of Facts and Effects outlines what alcohol is and what it does to the body, explains standard drinks, social harms caused by alcohol and benefits attributed to alcohol.
Click here to order this resource online.
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