Methamphetamine
Northland meth cook jailed for 14 years
A former engineer who helped his neighbour cook up one of the largest amounts of meth ever discovered in NZ has been sentenced.
NZ has 'big appetite' for illegal drugs
Drug addicts paying top dollar means New Zealand's illegal drug market is being targeted by international crime networks, the Customs Minister says.
Housing NZ is losing meth-contamination cases
Housing NZ is losing meth-contamination cases in the Tenancy Tribunal as it attempts to pass methamphetamine-related clean-up costs on to tenants. Audio
Expert questions meth contamination evictions
A scientist has serious concerns about the tests that lead to fines and evictions for contaminating state houses with methamphetamine.
Meth worth $20m found in spatula shipment
A man has been arrested in Auckland after customs officers found about 20kg of meth hidden in a pallet of spatula sets.
Govt urged to allow legal P use for drug rehabilitation
An Australian drug rehabilitation advocate is calling for Australia and New Zealand to adopt legal inhalation rooms for P users. Audio
Matt Noffs: breaking the ice
Kim Hill talks to Matt Noffs, CEO for The Noffs Foundation, an Australian organisation that works to assist socially disadvantaged and disconnected young people, with particular expertise in the… Audio
Two women arrested over attempts to import meth
Two women have been arrested over attempts to import methamphetamine said to be worth $7 million.
Warning over off the shelf drug tests
The Employers and Manufacturers Association is sounding a warning about off-the-shelf drug tests being marketed to employers.... saying they need to be aware of the legal aspects of workplace drug… Audio
Methamphetamine use causing issues for police and health sector
Addiction experts say they're not surprised police tasers and pepper spray had no affect on an offender high on methamphetamine. Audio
No 'War on Drugs' - senior cop
Detective Superintendent Virginia Le Bas is the National Manager Organised Crime, and leader of the police gang intelligence centre. She gives a picture of the methamphetamine problem across the… Audio
Two more arrests after massive drug haul
Two more people have been arrested by police over the record methamphetamine haul found in Kaitaia earlier this week.
Don't panic over meth contamination - scientist
People should not panic if their house tests positive for methamphetamine, as it is unlikely to do them any harm, a Massey University scientist says. Video
Risk from meth contamination greatly overstated
A Massey University scientist, Dr Nick Kim, says there may be little to no health risk from living in a house whose previous inhabitants have smoked meth - and current guidelines are being misapplied.
…Standardise test needed for meth house testing
The government is being urged to standardise testing and cleaning practices for houses contaminated with methamphetamine.
Further arrests possible after massive meth bust
Police aren't ruling out further arrests in relation to the country's biggest ever haul of methamphetamine, found in Kaitaia. Audio
Far North locals praised for role in intercepting drug haul
More on the huge methamphetamine bust in Northland. Far North District Mayor John Carter is delighted his community was instrumental in the seizure of what amounts to half a billion dollars worth of… Audio
Police Commissioner details response to big meth shipments
Police investigating the huge meth haul in Kaitaia have just announed another arrest in this case. Audio
Massive meth haul astonishes Kaitaia locals
Locals in Kaitaia are praising the police for seizing half a ton of methamphetamine in the Far North. Audio
Kaitaia locals praise police for Far North meth seizure
Locals in Kaitaia are praising the police for seizing half a ton of methamphetamine in the Far North. Audio