Alcohol filtered by Health and social services
Our work at the Health Promotion Directorate at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora to reduce alcohol-related harm is comprehensive in its approach. It includes national marketing campaigns, resources, and tools to support legislative requirements, community action, and health sector agencies as well as alcohol-related advice and research.
In this section, you can find our alcohol resources that are available to order in hard copy.
Other alcohol resources that are available to download only can be found in the publications section of our Alcohol Resources website.
Our alcohol research reports can be found here.
For more information about our alcohol advice and work, or if you are looking for items no longer in print, please see alcohol.org.nz
Alcohol and Older People booklet
A booklet for older people and their families, friends and carers. It is also for anyone interested in finding out more about alcohol and ageing.
It has information about:
- how our bodies become less able to cope with alcohol as we age
- how alcohol affects certain medicines and health conditions
- how much alcohol is too much when you’re older
- what older people can do if they think they have a drinking problem.
- what family/whānau can do.
View Alcohol and Older People in PDF.
Concerned about Someone's Drinking? booklet
A booklet for people who are concerned about someone else's drinking and provides ideas about how to help others. It is one of the six booklets in the Alcohol and Your Health series.
View Concerned about Someone's Drinking? in PDF.
Cutting Down booklet
A booklet for people wanting to cut down their drinking. It has information and practical tools to help. It is one of the six booklets in the Alcohol and Your Health series.
View Cutting Down in PDF.
DrinkCheck pamphlet
A popular pamplet that includes:
- the Drinkcheck questionnaire (WHO's AUDIT tool) to test drinking levels, with information on how to understand the results
- HPA's low-risk alcohol drinking advice
- information about standard drinks.
Helping with Problem Drinking booklet
A booklet for people who are working with people who are having trouble with their drinking. It outlines how to use the booklets in the Alcohol and Your Health series with the people they are working with.
View the Helping with Problem Drinking PDF.
Is Your Drinking Okay? booklet
A booklet to help people decide if their drinking is okay and provides tools to help them cut down or stop drinking. It is one of the six booklets in the Alcohol and Your Health series.
View the Is Your Drinking Okay? PDF.
Ki te Ao Mārama - DVD & workbook
A DVD (which follows the journey of three people through their addiction, treatment and into their life of recovery) and an accompanying workbook. It is for Māori who are needing help to overcome any problems they may have with their alcohol and/or drug use.
View Ki te Ao Mārama PDF.
Ki te Ao Mārama - DVD only
A DVD only, Ki te Ao Mārama follows the journey of three people through their addiction, treatment and into their life of recovery.
The Ki te Ao Mārama DVD documentary has an accompanying workbook that may be ordered separately here, or as part of a pack here.
Ki te Ao Mārama is for Māori who are needing help to overcome any problems they may have with their alcohol and/or drug use.
View Ki te Ao Mārama PDF.
Ki te Ao Mārama - Workbook only
This workbook accompanies the Ki te Ao Marama DVD documentary (which follows the journey of three people through their addiction, treatment and into their life of recovery).
The Ki te Ao Mārama workbook has an accompanying DVD documentary that may be ordered separately here, or as part of a pack here.
It is for Māori who are needing help to overcome any problems they may have with their alcohol and/or drug use.
Maintaining the Change booklet
A booklet for people who have changed the way they are drinking and want to maintain this change. It contains information and tools to help stay on track or get back on track after a slip or relapse. It is one of the six Alcohol and Your Health series of booklets.
View the Maintaining the Change PDF.
Ruby's Dad children's book with guidelines for clinicians
A children's book called Ruby's Dad with guidelines for clinicians on how to use Ruby's Dad as part of their work. It is for children aged 6-11 years whose parent or relative has a drinking problem. It is an honest, encouraging story to help children and families talk about alcohol and how it can affect family life.
View Ruby's Dad - for Clinicians, or the book, Ruby's Dad in pdf.
Stopping Drinking booklet
A booklet to help people who have decided to stop drinking or are worried about their drinking and are looking for support to stop. It is one of the six booklets in the Alcohol and Your Health series.
View Stopping Drinking PDF.