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Kiwis have been knocking back more lower-alcohol beers, but it's less about the alcohol and more about their waistlines, one expert says.
New Stats NZ data for the year to September showed while Kiwis are drinking almost the same amount of beer overall, those drinking mid-strength drafts are on the increase.
For the year ending September 2025, overall beer volumes fell only marginally, from 281.6 million litres to 279.0 million litres.
But within that total, the most significan
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