- About ALAC
ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
- Who We Are
- ALAC's Vision
- What We Do
- ALAC Policies & Reports
- ALAC Submissions
- ALAC Council
- ALAC Staff
- Our Partners
- Requests For Proposals
- Vacancies
- Want to Use ALAC's Logo, Standard Drinks Icons or SAY Now toolkit?
- Contact Us
- Activities & Services
The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Your Body & Alcohol
- How to Access Treatment
- How to Be Safer
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
- Research & Resources
This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
- Latest Resources
- Online Resources
- PDFs of ALAC Resources
- Order Publications, Resources & Signs
- SAY NOW Guidelines and Toolbox
- ALAC's Magazine
- Monthly e-Newsletter
- Library Catalogue
- Research Publications
- Research Blog
- NZ Statistics
ALAC Council
ALAC is governed by an eight member Council appointed by the Minister of Health. The Minister responsible for ALAC is the Hon Peter Dunne, Associate Minister of Health. Members are appointed for a term of up to three years and may be reappointed. The Council meets every six weeks to ensure we are meeting our strategic and business objectives.
Rea Wikaira (Chair)
Rea is a Business Consultant, Advisor and Project Manager. He is the Chair of the Air Rescue/Air Ambulance Division of the Aviation Industry Association and Nga Mauri Papa Pounamu Ora Trust, and on the Board of Spectrum Healthcare. Rea has a background in health and disability services, aviation, Māori development and executive recruitment.
Trevor Shailer (Deputy Chair)
Trevor is a Partner in GSL Network, a New Zealand owned and operated advertising agency that specialises in public information campaigns. He is on the board of Jigsaw Board (national advocate for child abuse prevention) and the New Zealand Māori Rugby League. Trevor has a background in public health and communications and is actively involved in Māori development. He also has a sporting background, having competed in boxing at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and the 1994 Commonwealth Games - Trevor is also an advisor to the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Anne Hobby
Anne is the Manager of Te Rapuora O Te Waiharakeke Health Services, the first Māori Health provider to be set up in the South Island. Te Rapuora delivers contracted services to MSD, MOH, NMDHB and other organisations across a range of youth12-24 years of age., disability, addiction and mental health areas using both current and traditional methods. She has a nursing and public health background and is an active board member for Kimi Hauora Wairau and Marlborough PHO, and is also a member of the Nelson Marlborough DHB Māori Health Reference Group. Anne has extensive knowledge of the not-for-profit sector and a passion for ensuring Tangata Whenua have full access to the services they require to participate fully in our community.
Papa’ali’i Dr Kim Ma’ia’i
Dr Kim Ma’ia’i is a registered medical practitioner and a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. He is the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Otago, a large multidisciplinary primary health organisation with a focus on key areas of youth health, including education and harm mitigation in the use of drugs and alcohol. He is Chair of the Dunedin Urgent Doctors & Accident Centre and has had a leadership role in the development of after hours primary care services to metropolitan Dunedin.
Dr Helen Moriarty
Helen Moriarty is a registered medical practitioner and both a fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs and fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP). Dr Moriarty is a member of the Multi-region Ethics Committee, the Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs for the Ministry of Health, Expert Advisory Committee – Action Plan on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder for the Ministry of Health, and E-Health Committee of the RACP. Dr Moriarty is an occasional Medical Advisor to the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, the New Zealand College of Midwives, the New Zealand College of Pharmacists and the Office of Health and Disability Commissioner. She is a New Zealand representative on the Chapter Addiction Medicine Education Committee of the RACP, and of the National Services Framework Technical Group in Mental Health and Addictions Sector for the Ministry of Health. She is also employed by the University of Otago and the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, teaching and researching addictions medicine.
Dr Ian Miller
Dr Ian Miller is a registered psychologist. He has previously worked in Corrections and as Manager: New Zealand Police Psychological Services. Since 2002 he has led a consultancy dealing with risk mitigation, trauma and crisis management, strategic organisational development, and forensic behavioural issues. He has most recently undertaken extensive research into human behaviour contributing to fire ignition and spread, and has presented internationally on this topic. Ian is also a member of the New Zealand Psychologists Board, and an Executive Member of the Independent Forensic Practitioner Institute.
Barbara Docherty
Barbara Docherty is a registered nurse, Clinical Lecturer at the University of Auckland and Director of the TADS (Training and Development Services) Brief Opportunistic Interventions training programme. TADS delivers national training in behavioural change interventions to health workers in primary health care and community, Māori, Pacific and youth. Barbara’s background includes 23 years as a nurse in general practice and extensive research experience in prevention interventions based on early identification and intervention relating to alcohol and other harmful behaviours. She was a founding member of the NZNO Accreditation Board, is a member of the College of Nurses (Aotearoa) and has led the formation of a number of nursing initiatives relating to harmful and risky behaviours.
Jamie Simpson
Jamie is an insurance broker providing insurance and risk advice to commercial clients. He is Deputy Chair of Life Education Trust Canterbury. The Trust raises significant funds to support the health-based teaching programme of Life Education in local primary schools. Jamie has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Canterbury. He also has a Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking) and is a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.
