Methamphetamine
Deadline for meth dealers looms in Ngaruawahia
Many locals in Ngaruawahia appear to be welcoming a gang's crackdown on meth dealers, although some wonder what will come next. Video
Deadline for meth dealers looms in Ngaruawahia
Does Ngaruawahia have a methamphetamine problem? Tom Furley investigates. Video, Audio
Canadian man arrested after $8m meth bust in Auckland
A Canadian man has been arrested in Auckland after customs found $8 million worth of methamphetamine in a package sent from the US.
Meth is purer, cheaper and more available than ever in NZ
The Police Association says methamphetamine is purer, cheaper and more available than ever before in New Zealand - despite recent record hauls of it being intercepted at the border. Audio
Meth found in airfreighted high heels
Three people have been charged after authorities found almost 2kg of methamphetamine hidden in a range of imported items, including high heels.
Call for more action on meth contaminated houses
The lobby group for homeowners and buyers says local councils and police need a much more coordinated approach to tackle the problem of methamphetamine contaminated houses. Kathryn Ryan speaks to John… Audio
Meth imported to Auckland in baby carriers
A man from Latvia has been jailed for smuggling $1m worth of meth into New Zealand in baby carriers.
Landlords want to P test
Dr Nick Kim of Massey University talks about DIY methamphetamine tests for houses. Audio
The Panel with Jeremy Elwood and Ben Thomas (Part 1)
What the Panelists Jeremy Elwood and Ben Thomas have been up to. Police won't be charging KiwiSaver providers after a Greenpeace complaint over weapons investments. New Zealand is at the top of a… Audio
NZ woman detained in Bali
A New Zealand woman detained in Bali after allegedly being found with methamphetamine will be made a spectacle of, an international human rights lawyer says. Audio
Meth warning for homeowners
A property lawyer says home buyers should have "meth test" provisions in their purchase agreements, given the drug's widespread use. Kathryn Ryan talks to Auckland property lawyer Linda Fox and Dr… Audio
Police make $3m meth bust
More than $3 million worth of methamphetamine has been seized by police from a rural property north of Auckland.
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.
