Hazardous drinking rates across the country are down at the same time vaping has increased

The 2024/25 New Zealand Health Survey reveals details of our healthy and not-so-healthy habits.

One-in-six adults were classified as a hazardous drinker in the past year - down from 21.3-percent from five years ago.

However vaping rates continue to rise - with almost 12-percent of New Zealand adults now daily vapers.

That's more than triple the 3.5-percent rate in 2019/2020.