RNZ
Warning: this story discusses suicide
Researchers are calling for more kaupapa Māori targeted public health interventions, after a study found Māori and Pacific women are disproportionately affected by suicide involving heavy alcohol use.
The study, conducted by the University of Otago in Christchurch, was the first in New Zealand to analyse coronial data on alcohol-related suicides with a focus on sex-specific characteristics and factors that contribute to alcohol being recorded as a cause of death.
It found ethnicity was the strongest predictor of suicide involving alcohol for women.