Waikato Alcohol

Hamilton — Over 200 drunken youths have attacked an ambulance and foced an events centre into lockdown in a violent incident in Hamilton this morning.

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Hamilton — A senior Hamilton Police officer is crediting neighbours for saving a man from serious injury after he was allegedly knocked down and driven over by his intoxicated partner in a domestic related incident in the City over the weekend.

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Waikato — North Waikato Police are concerned too many women are getting behind the wheel of motor vehicles intoxicated after an alcohol focused operation over the weekend left them seeing pink over drink.

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Waikato — Reducing the risks and preventing further tragedies is the driver behind a District wide alcohol focused operation taking place across the Waikato this weekend.

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Waikato — Waikato Police working to stem the District's growing road toll are concerned the drink driving messages are being ignored after a couple were processed for excess breath alcohol three days apart.

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Hamilton — Hamilton Police are warning of the risks of combining alcohol with volatile domestic situation following a violent incident in the west of the City overnight.

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Huntly — Just days after warning of a hard core group of recidivist drunk drivers putting the lives of other motorists at risk Waikato Police encountered three more intoxicated motorists, one carrying four children as passengers.

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Waikato — “I was woken at 3.50am with a man yelling that he’d been attacked with a meat cleaver.

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Taupo — In a bid to prevent alcohol related crashes Timeless Taupo, with the support of Taupō Safe District, has teamed up with Taupo Taxis, Grantley’s Liquor Merchants and Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) to promote responsible drinking.

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Hamilton — Waikato Police are appalled at the high alcohol result a woman returned after an officer noticed her car in trouble during busy morning traffic in Hamilton today.

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Waikato — While thankful a change in the weather and large scale media coverage of the risks appear to have Waikato motorists driving carefully this holiday weekend recidivist drink drivers and a lack of attention by some is still causing concern.

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Hamilton — Hamilton Police investigating the hospitalisation of three teenage girls following a dance party at a Te Rapa warehouse on Saturday night say claims their drinks were spiked with a date rape drug are not true.

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Waikato — The risks posed by impaired drivers affected by drugs and alcohol, no matter what time of day and the willingness to sell alcohol to minors are just two of the themes identified by Waikato Police during a weekend alcohol focused operation.

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Taupo — Taupō bars are working together to keep Taupō a safe place and demonstrate their commitment to ‘zero tolerance to violence’.

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Hamilton — A Hamilton boy has been referred to Youth Aid after being found behind the wheel of a car he had no permission to have, allegedly driving well over the adult legal alcohol limit yesterday morning.

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Waikato — The legal alcohol limit, it's a limit not a target to reach is the message from Waikato Police to those organising work Christmas functions this summer.

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Hamilton — Two Hamilton bartenders were crowned Guinness PintMasters for the upper North Island in the first of the regional finals of the Guinness PintMaster competition.

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Hamilton — A valuable tool to remove potential victims and offenders is how Hamilton Police are describing the City's liquor ban following a night of alcohol fuelled arrests.

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Taupo — The Taupo Off Licence Liquor Accord (TOLLA) is to begin the 'Think Drink' campaign that has been used in other centres in New Zealand.

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Hamilton — From 1 September, the consumption of alcohol will be banned in all of Hamilton’s public places between the hours of 10pm and 6am.

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Waikato — While most drivers appear to be heeding the message about the dangers of drinking and driving Waikato Police are concerned the fairer sex may be ignoring the risks.

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Waikato — Concerned about the social impact of underage drinking Eastern Waikato Police conducted a controlled purchase operation over the weekend and were pleasantly surprised with the results.

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