Celebrating 10 years of positive partnerships and shared outcomes, the 2007 Working Together conference hosted by ALAC: served to inform and involve the Police, public health representatives, district licensing inspectors, members of the hospitality industry, researchers, trainers, council planners and policy makers, councillors, Maori wardens, Maori health providers, injury prevention and safer community co-ordinators.

The conference included a range of presentations as listed below.

Stream Sessions - Monitoring and Enforcement

• Updates from the Ministry of Health
• NCAT and Sector issues and updates
• Workforce Development and Scope of Practice
• Conferences
• Conclusions and key points, issues from the sector to be taken to NCAT, topics for next Leadership Day (Wellington 2 November)

• Future possible directions for YATA (PDF 89KB)
• Summary of YATA project evaluation (PDF 304KB)
• Full YATA Evaluation carried out by Litmus Ltd (PDF 604KB)

• Overview and discussion of the new ALAC resource for early intervention, Confused (PDF 275KB)
• National Committee for Addiction Treatment (NCAT) - their membership, 2006 Action Plan and work that is underway (PDF 448KB)
• Jacob Tapiata, School of Maori Studies, Massey University - Maori Development, Measuring Progress (PDF 167KB)
• Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) treatment provision in Hawkes' Bay (PDF 130KB)
• Springhill Residential Treatment AOD Treatment Centre (PDF 426KB)
• Whakapapa Nga Punawai Aroha (PDF 398KB)
• University of Auckland and Waitemata District Health Board - Substance and Choices Scale (PDF 51KB)
• Central Region District Health Board (DHB) - Whanau Ora Project
• Rick Williment, Ministry of Health - Development of Multi Systemic Therapy (MST) Services (PDF 42KB)
• Central Region Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Consumer Network - Te Punawai Whanuitanga (PDF 148KB)

• Hon Damien O'Connor, Associate Minister Health - Opening Address
• Dr Mike MacAvoy, Chief Executive Officer, ALAC - Reducing alcohol-related harm, the task at hand
• Clive Geddes, Mayor of Queenstown - Vibrant and dynamic tourist destination = community wellbeing?
• Supt George Fraser, Southern District Commander, New Zealand Police - New Zealand Police Action Plan on Alcohol (PDF 456KB)
• Dr Kypros Kypri, Researcher, University of Otago - Building a NZ evidence base. Alcohol-related research in local government (PDF 434KB)
• Sgt Jan Brown, Greater Manchester Police - The Value of leadership in addressing the night-time economy.  UK reflections on reducing alcohol-related crime in town centres (PDF 231KB)
• Jeremy Wood, Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) - CPU's current work to reduce alcohol-related violence (PDF 405KB)
• Dr John Wiggers, Director Hunter New England Population Health - An Australian perspective.  Social impact assessments and the management of licensed premises (PDF 169KB)
• Insp John Green, New South Wales Police - Intel led policing in New South Wales (PDF 357KB)
• Sandra Kirby, Deputy CEO ALAC - Moving forward with champions of change - ALAC and New Zealand's drinking-culture : where to from here (PDF 153KB) 
• Kathie Furlong, Deputy Mayor, Napier City Council (PDF 38KB)

• Manukau City Council - Strategic partnerships and collaboration (PDF 125KB)
• Dunedin City Council - Developing sustainable policy interventions (PDF 1Mb)
• Auckland City Council - Facilitating collaboration, Auckland City Alcohol Accords (PDF 285KB)
• Westland District Council - Creating safer, successful public events.  A case-study: Hokitika Wildfoods Festival (PDF 2.3Mb)
• Responsible Auckland Region Project - 7 local authorities and 3 Police districts partnering to address alcohol issues in the greater Auckland region (PDF 533KB)

• Kathie Furlong, Deputy Mayor Napier City Council (PDF 38KB) - speech given initially at Napier Partnership Conference and then at Queenstown Partnership Conference
• Dr Mike MacAvoy, Chief Executive Officer, ALAC - Intelligence to action.  Building and utilising the evidence base (PDF 43KB)
• Inspector John Green, New South Wales Police - Reducing alcohol-related crime through intelligence-led policing in New South Wales (PDF 375KB)
• Sergeant Jan Brown, Greater Manchester Police - Managing the Night-time economy.  Reducing crime and alcohol-related disorder in the United Kingdom (PDF 234KB)
• Jason Deane, Managing Director Trinity Group - Reducing and limiting intoxication.  Host responsibility in action - a licensee perspective (PDF 767KB)
• Judge EW (Bill) Unwin, Chairperson Liquor Licensing Authority - Intoxication.  Reflections on current trends and cases
• Assistant Commissioner Howard Broad, New Zealand Police - NZ Police Action Plan on Alcohol (PDF 767KB)
• Glen Wiggs, Director Foundation for Advertising Research - Recent research by the Foundation on Advertising Research (FAR) on alcohol issues (PDF 327KB)

• Te Ara Poka Tika (Project Walkthrough) (PDF 507KB)
• Intoxication Monitoring and Enforcement Guidelines - update (PDF 233KB)
• Host Responsibility update and progress review (PDF 177KB)
• Liquor Licensing Authority decisions via the ALAC website (PDF 550KB)
• Clubmark - sports accreditation project (PDF 185KB)
• New Zealand Institute of Liquor Licensing Inspectors (PDF 2Mb)
• Clubs and Liquor Licensing (PDF 357KB)
• Licence Controller Qualification Update (PDF 238KB)
• Christchurch's One Way Door Policy (PDF 187KB)
• On-licence controlled purchase operations (CPOs) club licences update (PDF 693KB)
• Using intelligence to inform practice (PDF 520KB)

• Self regulation and alcohol advertising in New Zealand (PDF 160KB)
• Changing the New Zealand drinking culture - where to from here (PDF 153KB)

• Taupo parent pack (57kB)
• Hutt Valley YATA work (2.3Mb)
• YATA online database (32kB)

• YATA - Nelson Proxy Indicators Analysis
• Southland Afterballs
• YATA database - what is it, how does it work
• Taranaki's ThinkSmart evaluation
• ACC and Alcohol

• YATA - Introductory Presentation (375kB)
• YATA - Monitoring Tools (93kB)
• Controlled Purchase Operations (61kB)
• YATA - Hutt Valley District Health Board (400kB)
• YATA - Manurewa, Clendon, Manukau City (489kB)

• Chief Constable John Giffard, Staffordshire Police talking about The Challenge of Policing the Night Time Economy within the UK (0.3Mb).  The presentation included a number of video clips - Binge Drinking (2.4Mb) and Alcohol as a Mitigating or Aggravating Factor (3.8Mb, zipped file, you will require WinZip to read this file);
• Jeremy Wood, Director Crime Prevention Unit on the Safer Community Action Plan : Links between Alcohol and Community Safety (0.3Mb);
• Junior Toleafoa, Host Responsibility Manager, SKYCITY Convention Centre outlining the SKYCITY Host Responsibility Model (zipped file 2.3Mb, you will require WinZip to read this file);
• Dr Sara Bennett, Manager Population Health & Needs Assessment Auckland District Health Board, discussing Community Partnerships : Working Together to Reduce Alcohol Related Harms (0.2Mb).

• Monitoring and Enforcement
• Maori and Pacific
• Training
• Community Action
• Policy and Planning
• Research

• Barry McDonald and Jason Loye built on the CPO Guidelines released in 2004 by looking at some of the future challenges for those involved in Controlled Purchase Operations (CPOs) (0.5Mb); 
• Julie Smale and Murray Clearwater provide an overview of the The New Zealand Institute of Liquor Licensing Inspectors (NZILLI) (1Mb zipped file, you will require WinZip to read this file) which was formed in 2004;
• Dr John Wiggers and Sandra Murray outline the NZ Police project Alcolink (2.5Mb), designed to enhance alcohol-related policing intelligence and practice.

• Mike Mills discussing Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (0.5Mb);
• Alison Box discussing the Koorinated Enforcement Group (KEG) (0.3Mb) which operates in Wellington; and
• Mark Lyne discussing the Intoxication : Monitoring and Enforcement Guidelines (3.5Mb) currently being developed by ALAC.  ALAC is seeking expressions of interest from Police, District licensing Authorities and Public Health Officers who may be interested in trialling the working draft Guidelines.  For more information or to register your interest contact Shannon Hanrahan.

• An overview of the Licence Controller Qualification (0.7Mb) by Steve Hanrahan of the Hospitality Standards Institute;
• Key findings from a piece of research in Hawera where a number of 18 year olds Shoulder Tapped (1.2Mb) customers entering off-license premises asking them to purchase alcohol on their behalf;
• Barry McDonald's Partnerships (0.4Mb) presentation will look at how key stakeholders involved in reducing alcohol-related harm partner and manage for shared outcomes;
• Provides an overview of ALAC's new Host Responsibility (1.7Mb) programme.

• Nga Tahi Ra (3.4Mb), a project designed to empower Maori in taking ownership and active leadership in addressing alcohol-related issues within their own communities.  Hapai Te Hauora Tapui present the resource they have developed aimed at minimising alcohol-related harm among Rangatahi (youth) and give an overview of the project;
• Denny Flavell and Mereana Peka provide an introduction to the Pub Right Card (0.02Mb)released in the Counties Manukau area and lately throughout the Auckland region;
• Metua Faasisila provides an overview of two resources (1.7Mb) being developed for Pacific communities by ALAC;
• John Huakau of the Centre for Social & Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) summarises the Pacific Drugs and Alcohol Consumption Survey 2003 (0.8Mb)

• Rebecca Williams and Shannon Hanrahan talk about the National Taskforce on Tertiary Student Drinking (1.2Mb), established to support a number of local and regional projects aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm for young people at tertiary institutions;
• Dr Murray Sim presents information about the Reduction of At-Risk Drinking in Licensed Premises (0.3Mb) research being undertaken in Wellington City;
• Catherine Coates presents on the Arrest Referral Guidelines for Young People Using Alcohol or Other Drugs (0.4Mb);
• Whariki Research and SHORE researchers examine the emerging themes of gender and cultural differences (0.5Mb) in the discourse of Maori and Tauiwi on alcohol, identity and the social and community environments in which they are produced.

• An opportunity for people to share their activities with the intention of updating ALAC's Strengthening Community Action on Alcohol (0.8Mb)
• Mangere East Maori Wardens (Watene Maori) (3.1Mb) examines an Auckland example of a partnership project focused on increasing community capacity to monitor and prevent alcohol abuse in the Mangere area;  
• The Auckland Regional Community Alcohol Project (0.8Mb) presentation outlines a journey of working in partnership and overcoming limited resources and differing perspectives;
• Overview of the Youth Access to Alcohol (YATA) (3.6Mb) project lead by ALAC.

• A summary of the key findings from an ALAC commissioned report on all liquor bylaws and bans (2.9Mb) in New Zealand;
• A presentation about The Safer Community Action Plan to Reduce Community Related Violence and Sexual Violence (0.2Mb);
• A synopsis of the joint project between ALAC and Local Government New Zealand to develop a toolkit (1.4Mb) to assist Territorial Local Authorities (TLAs) with reducing alcohol-related harm.