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Minimising gambling harm

Host responsibility for pokies in pubs and clubs: Results from the 2018...

In New Zealand, under the Gambling Act 2003, pubs and clubs with pokie machines are required to prevent their customers’ gambling from becoming harmful. This includes venues having staff who are trained in gambling host responsibility practices present while pokie machines are running.

Alcohol and pregnancy evidence summary

This evidence summary provides information on how alcohol affects the fetus and mother; the level of alcohol use during pregnancy in New Zealand; and whether there are safe levels and times for consuming alcohol when pregnant.

Substance and alcohol use data in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI)...

This technical report has been written for researchers using New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to undertake research into alcohol and other drugs. In the IDI there are multiple sources of data that contain information on substance and alcohol use.

Minimising gambling harm

Gambling participation: Results from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey

This infographic provides high-level statistics of New Zealand adults about the type of gambling that they participated in the past 12 months. The 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey data shows that the most common form of gambling was buying Lotto, followed by Online gambling, playing Pokies at pubs or clubs, and TAB.

Minimising gambling harm

Online gambling: Results from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles Survey

This infographic provides high-level statistics of New Zealand adults about online gambling that they participated in the past 12 months. Online gamblers were twice as likely to be at risk of having problem gambling compared to gamblers who did not gamble online.

Minimising gambling harm

Host responsibility for pokies in pubs and clubs: Results from the 2018...

In New Zealand, under the Gambling Act 2003, pubs and clubs with pokie machines are required to prevent their customers’ gambling from becoming harmful. This includes venues having staff who are trained in gambling host responsibility practices present while pokie machines are running.

Key facts about drinking in New Zealand

This infographic provides high-level New Zealand statistics about alcohol use, hazardous drinking and harms from drinking alcohol.

Hazardous drinking in New Zealand: Māori and non-Māori

This infographic describes hazardous drinking rates for Māori and non-Māori by sex and age-group. It highlights that hazardous drinking rates are high in Māori men and women of all ages, and shows the effect education and speaking te reo Māori has on hazardous drinking rates.

Minimising gambling harm

Online gambling in New Zealand: Results from the 2018 Health and Lifestyles...

With the rapid advance of mobile and digital technology, we can now gamble almost anywhere. The percentage of New Zealanders gambling online is increasing. The majority of this gambling is taking place on New Zealand based websites.

The relationship between alcohol outlets and harm

This research examines the relationship between alcohol outlets and social harm measured by Police activity and road traffic crashes. The analysis uses a longitudinal panel data set for the period 2007-2014 covering all of New Zealand.

Tobacco control

Disparities related to the age of smoking initiation and transition into...

Understanding trends and disparities related to the age of smoking initiation and transition into daily smoking is important for monitoring the progress of tobacco control strategies.

Diminished inclusivity in public space: How alcohol reduces people’s use...

This literature review explores what is known about the ways local supply and use of alcohol affects the pleasantness or attractiveness of a place (amenity); and the extent to which people are willing to enter, use or live in a locality (inclusivity of public space). This review supports a study of such impacts in New Zealand neighbourhoods and in the licensing process.