Hi Andrea
Always good to see another person from my corner of the world - I'm an Aussie.
I don't know how to get around the AA thing - but if it were me and it worked for 18 months I'd really find a way to go again - day meetings maybe, somewhere?
We have some NZ links here
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ml#post2428673
and quite a few Kiwis too - I hope you find something here at SR that helps
Welcome!
D