Meth
Drug testing of waste water
Speaking of the Tasman District Council, it wants drug testing of our water to see who takes what drugs where. Tasman DC has previously asked for random drug testing of car drivers generally. Audio
Northland health services call for aid to tackle meth
Far North communities are crying out for more support to tackle the meth trade - and protect its victims. Despite heroic efforts by Northland health services and police to reduce demand - the signs… Audio
Meth house panic: A toxicological history
A flawed 1961 study on methamphetamine's effect on pregnancy weight loss was the basis for the government's measures for contamination of state houses, toxicologist Leo Schep says. Audio
Meth evictions: Tenancy Tribunal hearing evidence questioned
Questions are being raised about the evidence used in Tenancy Tribual hearings to evict state house tenants and sting them for methamphetamine clean-up costs. One legal expert says evidence Housing… Audio
Support for state house P evictions
National's Judith Collins' stance on not allowing drug-addicts to remain in state houses has gained support from Panel listeners Audio
Should addicts be turfed out of state houses?
The National Party leader Simon Bridges and others are calling for a little less conversation and a little more action from the government. According to one estimation $55M is being spent on reviews… Audio
Homeowner's bad P experience
Jamie McCracken tells us what became of his Blenheim rental property after it was declared hazardous because of methamphetamine contamination. The McCracken's were handed a huge clean-up bill and now… Audio
'There's a lesson in this' - PMs science advisor on meth evictions
The prime minister's chief scientist Sir Peter Gluckman talks to John Campbell about the “faulty logic” that informed New Zealand’s methamphetamine testing standard, and why the country needs to do… Video, Audio
Greens call on Paula Bennett to apologise for meth evictions
Housing Minister Phil Twyford says he's saying sorry to HNZ tenants evicted for methamphetamine contamination, because National is too gutless to do so. Audio
Man still repaying debt from unnecessary HNZ meth eviction
Robert Erueti is still paying MSD back for emergency accommodation he ended up in after being evicted from his HNZ home over a 0.59 reading of methamphetamine - a reading now scientifically… Video, Audio
Meth evictions, Housing NZ guidelines, explained
There have been significant developments in the meth testing story this morning with the Housing Minister Phil Twyford telling Morning Report he is now apologising to state house tenants needlessly… Audio
Meth evictions: Twyford plans inquiry before redress decision
There are significant developments in the meth testing story, with the Housing Minister Phil Twyford telling Morning Report he is now aplogising to state house tenants needlessly evicted from their… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 1 June 2018
Meth evictions: Twyford plans inquiry before redress decision; homeless still out in cold but MSD says it's working on it; Unitec posts $31m deficit, appoints financial adviser; M.Bovis concerns for… Audio
Meth decontamination boss disputes chief science advisor report
Hamilton homeowner Rebekah Radford went through a lot of stress and paid a $37,000 methamphetamine decontamination bill after traces of the drug were found in her house. She says she's devastated to… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 30 May 2018
Homeowner's $37,000 meth clean-up deemed unnecessary; meth decontamination boss disputes chief science advisor report; health overhaul 'once in a generation' chance - David Clark; Auckland Grammar… Audio
More on meth
The discussion continues around the methamphetamine crisis, following yesterday's news that high school students were given a pamphlet entitled "10 ways to keep well if using meth". Audio
Where is the meth coming from?
Following on from RNZ's reporting on the meth crisis in New Zealand, we get feedback from listeners and speak to anti-P campaigner, Denis O'Reilly. Audio
Creative drug smugglers a headache for testers
The increasingly inventive concealment methods used by drug smugglers are causing a headache for the government's research institute. The institute of Environmental Science and Research does about… Audio
Primary school children taking methamphetamine to school
Methamphetamine has become so endemic in New Zealand there are now reports of primary-age children taking the drug to school. Video, Audio
New Zealand's methamphetamine problem
Anti-P campaigners are calling for more education for young people with reports children in primary school are selling the drug. Police are also warning about campervans being used for making P and… Audio