While there's nothing wrong with enjoying a glass of wine or two, it's time to rethink our relationship with booze, writes Nicola Alpe. It's not that I haven't had a drink in that time, but I haven't drunk to excess. New Zealanders have a weird relationship with alcohol, even though we profess to knowing alcohol's effect on us individually and societally. New Zealand is a young country with only 54 years of drinking culture under our belts. Compare that to Europe, where they have been making and consuming wine and other drinks for thousands of years.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 13, 2021 18:56 UTC