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Alcohol Culture Claims Another Life | Auckland News
A tragic death at an Otago University party has sparked national outcry, with a coroner calling it a “woeful illustration” of New Zealand’s toxic youth drinking culture. The student choked on his own vomit in a dangerously overcrowded gathering — a fate eerily similar to Sophia Crestani, crushed at a Dunedin party. Her father blames supermarket giants for normalizing binge-drinking, demanding accountability and urging personal responsibility from hosts and friends alike. While Foodstuffs expresses sympathy and insists it follows all laws, the University reaffirms student safety as its top…
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