It's not the drinking, it's how we're drinking, the old adage goes. One in five adult New Zealanders are now drinking alcohol in a way that is dangerous to themselves or other people, according to new Health Ministry figures.
And public health experts are pointing the finger of blame at big business interests and government apathy.
Ruth Hill has more.

A fifth of NZers drinking dangerously - Health Ministry data

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Somehow the team are back in the studio after a big night at the Taite Music Prize, so we're of course recapping the evening, playing some interviews with the winners, and potentially holding an intervention to discuss Evie's foul-mouth.

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Bryan Crump caught up with Sue Densem, the Music Director of the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, along with choir leaders, Jasmine Hulton and Teddy Finney-Waters, and cultural leader, Siaosi Lavelua. The group discuss their ANZAC performance at Te Papa, their experiences being part of the choir, and even sing a few tunes for us.

The New Zealand Secondary Students Choir

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A fifth of NZers drinking dangerously - Health Ministry data

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