Drugs

The Police and Customs are working on how to better spot packages from overseas that may be linked to drug production and supply after busting a sophisticated cannabis operation in the lower North… Audio

The New Zealand man accused of smuggling nearly two kilos of methamphetamine into Bali has shed some light on what's landed him behind bars. Audio

The Australian police are denying they played any part in the arrest of a New Zealander in China, who's accused of massive drug smuggling. Audio

Two New Zealanders are facing the death penalty in separate drug smuggling cases in Bali and China. Antony de Malmanche remains in a Bali prison after allegedly carrying nearly two kilograms of… Audio

A second New Zealand man is facing the death penalty; this time in China for allegedly trying to smuggle methamphetamine to Australia. 25-year old Peter Gardiner - who also has Australian citizenship… Audio

A man who's accused of organising a cocaine smuggling operation which cost the life of his mother-in-law, is being re-tried at the High Court in Auckland. Audio

Australian writer, journalist, and blogger of All Things Vice. Her new book, Silk Road, tells the story of the online drug cartel dubbed "the eBay of drugs". Audio

New figures from ESR show a small but increasing number of people testing positive for drugs while driving. Audio

Professor Mark Kleiman, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California has been working on drugs policy and crime since the 1980s. He describes the challenges facing policy makers around… Audio

Former head of Medicine and Regulatory Affairs for pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim who now writes stories for children, including the successful Tom Hassler series. Audio

The Criminal Bar Association is calling for tighter security of drugs evidence. Audio

The High Court's been told the head of Northland's organised crime unit was effectively running a drug dealing operation from the Whangarei Police Station. Audio

The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, says medicines will not be made more expensive if New Zealand signs up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Audio

Understanding how lung damage in cystic fibrosis is caused by chlorine bleach from white blood cells tryng to kill bacteria could lead to new drugs. Audio

New Zealand does something that very few other countries are allowed to do. It's called Direct to Consumer Advertising of prescription medication. It is a controversial exercise that is banned in all… Audio

Shark is set in an experimental residential community in North West London run by anti-psychiatrist Zack Busner, a character who will be familiar to fans. As with Shark, Self's subject matter often… Audio

Dr Lindsay Squeglia is a leading researcher on alcohol and marijuana and their effect on the adolescent brain (University of California San Diego). She is visiting New Zealand for a symposium on… Audio

Kim Hill reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 9 August 2014. Audio

Arthur Baysting Songwriter, former APRA board member and advocate for children's rights, talking about cultural changes on the issue of marijuana and how New Zealand might benefit from these changes.