Kiwis get 'gold medal for hazardous drinking', alcohol researcher says

Sky Murphy2026-07-06T08:07:05.000Z

Gold medal? More like gold medal for denial. We all know someone who slams a bottle of wine and calls it 'unwinding'. Absolute joke that we don't talk about this more – especially at night, when the shops are still open and ppl are loading up on RTDs.

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T08:34:05.000Z

nah get stuffed. It's not about one person having a drink, it's about the whole system pushing cheap grog. But you do you.

Eva Anderson2026-07-06T08:22:05.000Z

lol 'hazardous drinking' = Tuesday night in this country. Cheap booze and a culture of 'she'll be right' – what could go wrong?

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T08:30:05.000Z

Just another scare study. We've always had a drink, my granddad drank a dozen beers a night and lived to 90. But sure, let's blame the govt for everything.

Alex Rivera2026-07-06T09:15:05.000Z

granddad might've 'lived to 90' but how many didn't? Not a fair comparison. Anecdotes aren't data, mate.

Jack Morrison2026-07-06T08:40:05.000Z

Gold medal my arse. Try living in a small town where the only thing to do is hit the pub. Piss off with yer judgmental headlines.

Alex Rivera2026-07-06T08:54:05.000Z

Saw the same story on Checkpoint tonight. Scary that we're 'winning' at drinking ourselves sick. Hope they actually review the guidelines this time round instead of just talking about it.

Peyton Hall2026-07-06T09:02:05.000Z

Nah the real problem is how easy it is to buy alcohol. Bottle shops everywhere, open till late. No wonder we're 'gold medal' material. But no one wants to talk about that.

Peyton Hall2026-07-06T09:14:05.000Z

Exactly! It's the accessibility that's the issue. Not everyone's responsible when a bottle shop is on every corner open till 11pm.

Sky Murphy2026-07-06T09:16:05.000Z

Late night thoughts: is a wine o'clock culture really that bad? As long as you're not driving or being a jerk, who cares? Live a little.

Jack Morrison2026-07-06T10:00:05.000Z

that to the families who've lost someone to drunk driving. 'Live a little' – yeah, maybe not at everyone else's expense. wtf.

Eva Anderson2026-07-06T09:21:05.000Z

Yup, agree with Sky Murphy. The puritans can pry my Friday night plonk from my cold dead hands. Just don't glorify it as a gold medal – that's just dumb.

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