National Drug Policy New Zealand

The overarching goal of the National Drug Policy 2007-2012 is to prevent and reduce the health, social and economic harms that are linked to tobacco, alcohol, illegal and other drug use.

News and Updates

12 Aug: Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs (EACD) Meeting Minutes - 16 April

27 Apr: Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor
Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm is the Law Commission's final report on the review of New Zealand's liquor laws

11 Feb: Review of Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
Controlling and Regulating Drugs is an issues paper which traces the history of drug policy and regulation in New Zealand, and reviews the current approach to drug control and regulation.

27 Jan: Drug Use in New Zealand - Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey (www.moh.govt.nz)
Available from the Ministry of Health website

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Page last updated: 12 Aug 2010