Methamphetamine

Our current drug laws are harmful, according to a group of experts who want to see the Misuse of Drugs Act overhauled  Audio

Meth dealers in New Zealand are driving increasingly sophisticated and profitable operations, so much so that police now call them "criminal business entities".  Audio

Methamphetamine use has significantly increased in New Zealand since the Covid-19 lockdown last August, and remains high. Dr Chris Wilkins, a drug policy researcher at Massey University explains why… Audio

An innovative meth harm reduction programme is transforming lives in Northland - why hasn't it been rolled out across the country yet? Audio

Manu Vatuvei was one of rugby league's biggest stars, but last week he was jailed for importing methamphetamine - what happened? Audio

In his new book, Gangland, investigative reporter Jared Savage explores the country's growing underbelly of organised crime and violent gangs, paying particular attention to the constantly-growing… Audio

New local film Savage follows Danny (Jake Ryan) across three decades of his life, trying to understand the boy who eventually becomes the brutal enforcer of a gang. Porirua-raised writer and director… Video, Audio

A young Rangi Pou was on the cusp of adolescence when his father said it was time he become a man and fend for himself. For Pou, that meant growing up on the streets, getting involved in the world of… Audio

Methamphetamine - or P - has been demonised as the destructive drug associated with violent crime. But that shameful label could be stopping addicts from seeking help.  Audio

Drug harm is estimated by the Ministry of Health to cost the country $1.8 billion and wait times for rehab are stretching out to six months as the sector faces a chronic workforce shortage. Audio

Tse Chi Lop is suspected of leading a vast multinational drug trafficking syndicate through the Asia-Pacific region that is raking in up to $17 billion a year. Journalist Tom Allard has been on the… Audio

A newly released court of appeal judgement will change the way meth cases will be sentenced - it's has been described as a landmark appeal.  Audio

New Zealand's demand for meth is rampant - and organised crime gangs are stepping up their efforts to get it into the country. Audio

The executive director of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police organisation says countries in the region used for transiting methamphetamine to Australia and New Zealand are now becoming destination… Audio

A fono member in American Samoa says methamphetamine use is at crisis levels in the US territory. Audio

Fisilau Tapaevalu and Mesui Tufui have been jailed for their roles in an execution-style murder linked to the Comancheros gang. Video, Audio

The Cook Islands shadow police minister says the government, police and border control need to wake up to presence of methamphetamine in the country. Audio

Over the last year a team of New Zealand Herald journalists and Greenstone Pictures have been working with the communities hammered by methamphetamine to make the documentary Fighting the Demon.  Audio