Alcohol

 

Drinking And Policy in NZ

  • Diminished inclusivity in public space: How alcohol reduces people’s use and enjoyment of public places (Literature review prepared for the Health Promotion Agency)
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  • Analysis of relationship between restriction in trading hours and assaults in New Zealand was provided as evidence in testimony before the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
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  • Heavier drinkers buy later at night and like alcohol marketing more
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  • Cluster analysis of drinkers shows importance of off premise sales among heavier drinking groups
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Policy Seminar - The Digital Ecosystem and Marketing of Unhealthy Products: Finding a Way Forward

SHORE hosted a seminar bringing together people concerned about digital marketing of unhealthy products with policy practitioners, advocates and researchers to explore the use of AI, data commodification, the social licenses of digital platforms and pathways to regulation. Presentations ranged from advances in algorithmic marketing to implications for Māori data sovereignty.

 

The hybrid event was held live in Wellington and online with funding from the Massey University Research Fund.

Read more https://shoreandwhariki.ac.nz/digital-ecosystem

 

More information on our Alcohol research here

 

alcohol and social media

  • Ethnographic evidence of the confluence of young adults alcohol cultures and social media use. Read more

 

  • Social media analysis shows evidence of alcohol marketing activity, tactics and impacts in social media. Read more

 

International Alcohol Control Study

The International Alcohol Control (IAC) Study is the first ever international cohort study of alcohol policy relevant behaviours. The overall objective is to measure the impacts of national or state level alcohol control policies.

  • Collaboration with six countries in 2010 to design study, funded by NZ Health Promotion Agency

  • By 2016 16 countries participating

  • Funding from NZ Health Research Council in 2011, 2014 and 2017 for New Zealand data collection and to co-ordinate the international collaboration

  • Funding from overseas agencies in 2022 to support expansion into new countries in Asia and Africa

 

Third Edition of ‘Alcohol Policy Bible’ Published

Alcohol No Ordinary Commodity, the third edition, was sent to the publisher (Oxford University Press) in 2022 after three years of research review and consensus development among 10 scientists drawn from around the world, two of whom were from SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre – Professor Sally Casswell and Associate Professor Taisia Huckle.

Proof copies were shared with New Zealand government officials working on the current alcohol law reform and the book has already been translated into several languages including Chinese, Thai, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese.