Articles with category: Article
Happy hour, heavy drinking and hope for the future
In a deeply personal reflection on his childhood and the alcohol-soaked environment he grew up in, Eugene Carnachan describes how drinking impacts so many Māori families, the intergenerational harm it causes and how he imagines a different
Q&A: Henare O'Keefe
Local hero Henare O’Keefe is taking High Court action to overturn a liquor licence renewal in his community of Flaxmere. The Hastings District Councillor and QSM recipient, known as the ‘ambassador of love’, says Māori should have more say
Sensational sex-and-drugs story sparks research interest
Back in 2016, a provocative Newshub headline introduced middle New Zealand to the existence of “drug-fuelled sex binges” known as chemsex. Natalie Bould explains how an unfortunate media outcry prompted an important new study.
No is a vote to maintain Aotearoa’s status quo
Some say cannabis law is a tool of race and class oppression. At the same time, many people with terminal illness or chronic pain have found relief in the drug. Chloe Ann-King and Hannah McGowan investigate the history.
Helping locals stem the tide of alcohol
Concerned communities often don’t know they can object to more alcohol sales in their area or how to go about it. Te Hiringa Hauora and Community Law Centres are lending a hand.
Lessons from the Canadian cannabis legalisation
Indigenous Canadians have been dissatisfied with the way cannabis legalisation has failed to work for them.
Unify rally to end our drug war
A glimpse of what happened at Auckland Town Hall at the Unify Rally on Monday 16 September. Photographer Katrina Elton was on hand to capture what happened.
Unawareness and cost block cannabis prescriptions
Although medicinal cannabis was made legal in New Zealand, the medical profession has been slow to widely adopt the new option. Russell Brown finds that a scarcity of use data, lack of awareness and cost are some of the barriers.
How drug reform can cure our colonialist inclination
US justice reform activists Deborah Small and asha bandele say white supremacy and colonialism are at the heart of punitive drug laws. They spoke to Teuila Fuatai about how that stops change.
Balancing justice's racist scales
With the 2020 cannabis referendum fast approaching, New Zealanders have a unique opportunity to let the government know what they want from drug reform.
To test or not to test? That was the question …
Otago University Students Association chief executive Debbie Downs tells how she came around to the idea of introducing checking of recreational drugs for students.
Strength and harm - the uncertain cannabis equation
Some cannabis is becoming stronger as producers refine their methods and product. How can a legal market manage potency and offer safe consistency to users?