Epidemiology of binge drinking
Concerns over binge drinking by teenagers has led to a review of liquor advertising being announced by the New Zealand government in January 2006. The review considered regulation of sport sponsorship by liquor companies, which at present is commonplace. Previously the drinking age in New Zealand was 20, then dropped to 18 in 1999.
Driver licence in New Zealand
Apart from passports and a special-purpose 18+ card, a photo driver's licence is the only legal form of identification for buying alcohol, tobacco and fireworks in New Zealand.