Customs
'This should serve as a warning' - Customs and police seize cash, drugs in multi-city sting operation
Ten people have been arrested and more than six kilograms of methamphetamine seized in a Police and Customs sting across three cities.
Pre-departure RATs and Traveller Declaration frustrate tourists
If you've headed overseas lately, you'll know the process isn't as straightforward as it used to be - with pre-departure RAT tests and the New Zealand Traveller Declaration top of a list of bugbears… Audio
Oceania customs agencies seeing increase in transnational crime
Customs agencies in the Pacific are having to adjust their operations to cope with an increase in transnational crime. Audio
Fifty years since the birth of the barcode
In 1971, leaders from the biggest names in commerce put their differences aside and came together to transform the global economy by introducing the barcode.Dr Peter Stevens joins the show to look… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Louis Houlbrooke
On the Panel this morning are Josie Pagaini and Louis Houlbrooke. They look at guns, how much exercise we're getting, the success of the vaccine rollout in New Zealand, housing policy changes, and the… Audio
Michael Portillo's Great Australian Railway Journeys
Accompanied by his distinctively colourful wardrobe, former UK cabinet minister turned TV presenter Michael Portillo travelled almost 15,000km around 'The Lucky Country' by train for his latest… Audio
Kiwis' Italian honeymoon from hell ends in self-isolation
Therese Mitchell has just touched down in Auckland after a harrowing experience in Italy as part of a New Zealand tour group. She is about to return home to Christchurch, where she will be… Audio
Kate Lyons: Uncovering the Pacific drugs highway
Guardian journalist Kate Lyons has just compiled a stunning series of pieces looking at the worsening drug-running route from South America to Australia and New Zealand through the Pacific Islands… Audio
Record 190kg of cocaine found in banana shipment
Almost 200kg of cocaine was found tucked in duffle bags on top of bunches of bananas on a ship from Panama - heading for Auckland. As Lisa Owen reports, police are warning New Zealand is a lucrative… Video, Audio
Electronic searches at the border - what are your rights?
At the start of this month some new legislation was pushed through with guidelines on how authorities can search your digital devices at the border. Privacy commissioner John Edwards joins us to… Audio
Whaitiri investigation sparked by assault complaint
RNZ has learned former Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri is being investigated over claims she manhandled a staff member. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stood Ms Whaitiri aside on Thursday pending an… Audio
Meka Whaitiri stands down amid ‘staffing matter’
Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri has stepped aside as minister while an investigation is carried out into a "staffing matter" in her office. She is the second Labour minister who has found themselves in… Video, Audio
Thousands of protected species seized at NZ border
From shells and corals to elephant feet, primate skulls and chopped up seahorses, more than 9000 protected species were seized at the New Zealand border in 2017 - a 300 percent increase since 2011… Audio
SIS unlawfully accessed Customs data for 19 years
The Minister responsible for the country's spy agencies, Andrew Little, says he's incredibly disappointed the Security Intelligence Service has been breaking the law for the last two decades. Audio
Customs find 3kg of cocaine hidden in traveller's suitcase
A Brazilian man was found with more than $1 million of cocaine in the lining of his suitcase when he arrived at Auckland airport yesterday.
$120m meth haul breaks sophisticated operation
Customs says a sophisticated criminal operation was behind the failed importation of more than 100kg of methamphetamine in umbrella stands.
The drug was mixed with the powdery mineral gypsum inside… Audio
Iranian's refugee claim fails but NZ asylum granted
An Iranian man who has been living a lie as a refugee for 20 years has been allowed to stay despite his tale of persecution unravelling. He claimed he escaped to New Zealand after his father and… Audio
Insight: On a Bender - Meth Use Out of Control?
Methamphetamine is cheaper and easier to get hold of than ever before. Our police reporter, Carla Penman, asks authorities and gang members about who is to blame for the problem escalating. She also… Audio
Brazilian woman accused of smuggling 4.6kg of cocaine
A Brazilian woman has been arrested at Auckland Airport, accused of smuggling 4.6kg of cocaine in her luggage.
Customs cracks down on child exploitation
A customs crackdown has resulted in the arrests of four men found with images that exploit children.