Far North Area Alcohol Accords Final Evaluation 2009 TheThe FarFar NorthNorth…… A great place to visit, live and work ISBN 978-1-877373-70-1 Prepared for ALAC by: Evaluation Solutions ALCOHOL ADVISORY COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND Kaunihera Whakatupato Waipiro o Aotearoa PO Box 5023 Wellington New Zealand www.alac.org.nz www.waipiro.org.nz MARCH 2010 CONTENTS PART I - INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 5 Far North: research brief ............................................................................................................................ 5 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Objective .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Process ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Data limitations ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Interview process ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Focus groups ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Format ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Liability ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Far North alcohol accords: the evaluation .................................................................................................. 8 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Key findings ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Accord evaluation: recommendations ....................................................................................................... 10 Far North accords’ recommendations ....................................................................................................... 10 Recommendations to grow membership .................................................................................................. 10 National recommendations to assist accords ........................................................................................... 11 Far North alcohol accord framework ......................................................................................................... 11 PART II – FAR NORTH ALCOHOL ACCORDS ............................................................................... 13 Alcohol accord rationale ........................................................................................................................... 13 What is an accord? ................................................................................................................................... 13 Why did the Far North adopt accords? ..................................................................................................... 13 Far North Culture Shock ........................................................................................................................... 14 What is Culture Shock and how did it help in setting up the accords? ...................................................... 14 Far North accord establishment................................................................................................................ 15 Establishing accords in rural communities ................................................................................................ 18 The Far North environment ...................................................................................................................... 19 Direction for future accord training ............................................................................................................ 19 Evaluation of community and membership participation in the accords .................................................... 21 Direction for future accord problem-solving and project direction ............................................................. 22 Additional resources to help with the accords ........................................................................................... 23 Far North focus group: priority areas for action ........................................................................................ 23 Far North literature review: executive summary ....................................................................................... 25 Far North accord members’ feedback: executive summary ...................................................................... 28 The Far North and its alcohol environment ............................................................................................... 30 People of the Far North ............................................................................................................................ 30 Far North roads ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Crashes on Far North roads ..................................................................................................................... 30 Licensed premises in the Far North .......................................................................................................... 31 Alcohol-related offending .......................................................................................................................... 31 PART III – KAITAIA ALCOHOL ACCORD EVALUATION ................................................................ 33 Evaluation of the concept of an alcohol accord in the Kaitaia sub-area .................................................... 33 Members of the Accord reported the following areas as working well: ...................................................... 33 Members of the Accord identified the following ideas for improvement: ................................................... 33 Evaluation of community and membership participation in the Accord ..................................................... 34 Overall membership ................................................................................................................................. 34 Direction for future Accord training ........................................................................................................... 35 Training comments ................................................................................................................................... 35 Direction for future Accord problem-solving and project direction ............................................................. 35 Accord members identified the following as priority areas for action: ........................................................ 35 Recommendations for the Kaitaia Alcohol Accord .................................................................................... 36 Kaitaia Alcohol Accord focus group: priority areas for action .................................................................... 37 Environmental factors ............................................................................................................................... 37 Accord structure ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Kaitaia sub-area literature review: executive summary ............................................................................. 40 1 Demographics .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Licensed premises ................................................................................................................................... 40 Alcohol-related harm ................................................................................................................................ 40 Accord establishment and processes ....................................................................................................... 40 Kaitaia Alcohol Accord members’ feedback: executive summary ............................................................. 42 Kaitaia Alcohol Accord: context ................................................................................................................ 46 Kaitaia Alcohol Accord: members’ survey results ..................................................................................... 52 PART IV – KAIKOHE ALCOHOL ACCORD EVALUATION .............................................................. 61 Evaluation of the concept of an alcohol accord in the Kaikohe sub-area .................................................. 61 Evaluation of community and membership participation in the Accord ....................................................