Meth
Meth lab in horse float busted in Cambridge
Police say they have busted a methamphetamine lab in a horse float in Cambridge and arrested three gang associates.
Former addicts plead for govt help to fight Far North's P problem
Recovering meth users in the Far North want the government to boost local resources to help kick the drug. Audio
Govt urged to boost local help to stamp out meth in Far North
Recovering meth addicts in the Far North are begging the government to boost local resources to help kick the drug.
Former users from across the motu have been visiting Kaitaia in a push to support… Audio
Dr Nicola Lee: Harm caused by meth on the rise
The Drug Foundation organised a symposium at Parliament this week and one of the keynote speakers was Professor Nicole Lee from the National Drug Research Institute in Australia. She discusses the… Audio
Lengthy jail terms handed out in country's largest meth bust
Two men have been given lengthy jail terms for their part in importing nearly half a tonne of methamphetamine into New Zealand - Customs' largest bust in this country to date. Auckland man Isaiah John… Audio
Gang violence spikes around country
What are the police doing, and what can be done in response to a rise of gang related violence around the country, with the spotlight currently fixed on Tauranga? Much of these problems have been put… Audio
Addiction sector facing workforce shortage, growing wait times
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
Reduced sentence for drug dealers who can prove addiction
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
Clutha police face rising meth problem in community
Police in Clutha say they'll be dealing with a growing meth problem in the region as a health issue - and aim to offer help to users rather than arresting them.
The local council, police and social… Video, Audio
Organised crime muscles in on meth trade
New Zealand's demand for meth is rampant - and organised crime gangs are stepping up their efforts to get it into the country. Audio
Organised crime muscles in on meth trade
New Zealand's demand for meth is rampant - and organised crime gangs are stepping up their efforts to get it into the country.
AudioAmerican Samoa facing methamphetamine crisis
A fono member in American Samoa says methamphetamine use is at crisis levels in the US territory. Audio
New Zealand's biggest drug bust: Last pair sentenced
The last two people charged after the massive 90-Mile Beach methamphetamine bust in 2016 have been sentenced on Wednesday to lengthy prison terms.
Stevie Norua Cullen and Selaima Fakaosilea appeared… Video, Audio
Comancheros gang member jailed for 'execution style' murder in Māngere
A Comancheros gang member who murdered a young father and tried to kill the man's wife has been jailed for life. Audio
Insight: Imprisoned by meth
In this award winning documentary, Insight's reporter Teresa Cowie heads inside prison to find out more about the impact of New Zealand's meth epidemic. Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay leaders call for gang patch ban
Hawke's Bay mayors and the head of the regional council want gang patches banned, saying their communities are fed up with the proliferation of gang membership and violence over the past year, fuelled… Audio
Record meth bust: Jailed bag woman 'ignored the human misery'
An Auckland woman who carried $3.5 million in cash in suitcases in the country's biggest known methamphetamine operation has been jailed for 14 and a half years.
Simon Bridges criticises P compensation
The National Party leader Simon Bridges has Tweeted his opposition to tenants evicted from Housing NZ properties receiving compensation for being wrongly evicted over suspect methamphetamine… Audio
Housing NZ issues apology, promises compensation
Housing New Zealand has today apologised to the tenants wrongly kicked out of their meth-tested homes ... they say 800 tenancies were involved... which according to Housing New Zealand's own averages… Audio
Tenants still paying meth debts a month after report
It took Housing New Zealand nearly a month after learning the meth testing regime was bogus before it called off the debt collectors.
