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Story: Māori smoking, alcohol and drugs – tūpeka, waipiro me te tarukino

Frequency of drinking alcohol and drinking large amounts

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Frequency of drinking alcohol and drinking large amounts

These graphs compare the frequency of drinking alcohol, and of drinking a large amount of alcohol (defined as six or more standard drinks for a man, or four or more for a woman), for Māori and non-Māori men and women. They show a tendency for Māori to drink less often, but to drink more when they do.

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Source: New Zealand alcohol and drug use survey, 2007/8

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Megan Cook, Māori smoking, alcohol and drugs – tūpeka, waipiro me te tarukino – Māori use of alcohol, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/39871/frequency-of-drinking-alcohol-and-drinking-large-amounts (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 3 December 2012.