Church leaders in Kaikohe have voiced their opposition to a council plan that would allow an unlimited number of bottle stores in the Far North Town. The Far North District Council’s draft plan would also allow supermarkets to be able to sell alcohol from 7am to 10pm seven days a week. Of the 98 written Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol’
Archbishop Dew signs Call for Action on Alcohol statement
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Archbishop John Dew, of Wellington New Zealand, is one 37 community leaders who have signed the Call for Action on Alcohol statement, asking for new laws to restrict the sale of alcohol. Among them are representatives from medical colleges and organisations, universities, churches, the Heart Foundation and the Cancer Society. The petitioners have identified four Read more
Easter laws outdated
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
New Zealand is now a secular, pluralist country with citizens who hold all kinds of views. Many people worship Jesus Christ, and practise restraint at Easter time as part of their beliefs. Many more do not. Christianity still has a powerful place in the culture – it underpins our ethics and our judicial system, much of Read more
‘Aggressive’ advertising linked to rise in alcohol availability
Friday, February 28th, 2014Rising economic confidence and “aggressive” marketing techniques are the driving factors behind an 8.9 million litre rise in alcohol availability last year, says one concerned health organisation. Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand, which compared figures over the last five years, show the total volume of alcohol available in New Zealand rose to 466 million Read more
33% of NZ Children blame drugs and alcohol for violence
Friday, November 22nd, 2013
A global study conducted by ChildFund Alliance shows that more than a third of the 1000 New Zealand children surveyed said alcohol and bad behaviour were the two main contributors to violence while just under a third said drugs were among the main causes. Professor Sally Casswell of the Whariki Research Centre at Massey University Read more
Kiwis back lower drink-driving blood alcohol limit – poll
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013Nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders want to lower the drink-driving blood alcohol limit, according to the latest Ministry of Transport figures. A private member’s bill by Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway was drawn from the ballot this week, and Parliament is expected to vote early next year on whether to lower the drink driving alcohol limit Read more
New Zealand church turns to alcohol to attract more members
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013With promotional events like “Wine and theology evenings” and “Beer and barbeque” church services, congregants of New Zealand’s Presbyterian Church are now embracing alcohol as an evangelism tool to attract more members and increase their bottom line according to a new study coming out of that country. Highlighting new research by religion expert, Dr. Geoff Read more
When alcohol becomes a problem
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
New Zealanders commonly drink too much. The proportion who drank more than recommended limits on at least one occasion in the past year ranged from 40 per cent for those aged 55 to 64 to 80 per cent for those aged 18 to 24. While for some this may be infrequent, for too many New Read more
Catholics in Kerala want to make drinking alcohol a sin
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Responding to a serious binge-drinking culture, Catholic temperance advocates in India’s most Catholic state want their bishops to declare drinking alcohol a sin. The temperance commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council also wants a ban on church institutions employing people who drink, and a ban on drinking alcohol at weddings. The commission’s secretary, Father Read more
Compassion measured in sparse dollars
Friday, June 29th, 2012
On Monday my friend Carl died – under the wheels of a train. He would not have meant to disrupt the lives of rush-hour commuters. Nor would he have wanted to cause distress to the train crew. Perhaps from the “other side” he will let me apologise on his behalf. Sorry. Perhaps it’s ironic that, Read more