26 Feb 2026

NZ drinking figures down 10% in 2025

From Midday Report, 12:48 pm on 26 February 2026

The latest statistics show that beer drinking in New Zealand fell 10% to 265 million litres in the year ended December 2025. Dylan Firth, executive director of the Brewers Association of New Zealand spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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