This NZ research sought to determine whether an association exists between the availability of alcohol products and individual-level alcohol consumption. Measures capturing the availability of alcohol retailers were calculated for neighbourhoods across the country and then appended to a national health survey. While at the national level there was no evidence for an association between hazardous consumption and alcohol outlet access, there was evidence of associations with neighbourhood retailing for younger Māori and Pacific peoples males; younger European females; middle-aged European men; and older men. The paper concludes that these findings demonstrate how ‘alcogenic’ environments are linked to excessive drinking in this country, within certain vulnerable populations
