Methamphetamine
Cold damp homes, not P, the health culprit, says academic
Cold, damp housing is more of a wide-spread threat to children's health than P-contaminated houses, a healthy homes researcher says.
400 state homes contaminated with P
Hundreds of Housing New Zealand homes are contaminated with methamphetamine, including four which were built only last June.
Customs seize 40 kilos of methamphetamine
Customs have seized 40 kilos of methamphetamine, valued around $40 million, and over $1 million in cash and luxury cars. Customs Investigation Manager Maurice O'Brien joins Checkpoint. Audio
New standards for P decontamination
New standards for cleaning properties where drugs have been cooked are being welcomed. Audio
11 arrested in Head Hunters raid
Eleven people have appeared in Whangarei District Court after 60 police searched properties looking for methamphetamine. Audio
Industrial nurse says construction workers spending thousands
A nurse who runs health and safety workshops for Christchurch construction firms says one worker told her he spent 25 thousand dollars on methamphetamine over two weeks. Audio
Worker spent $25,000 on meth in a fortnight
A worker in Christchurch spent $25,000 on methamphetanime in two weeks, a nurse who runs safety workshops for construction firms has been told.
Australia to spend $300m to fight Meth 'epidemic'
Australia's government is to spend more than $A300 million on a new strategy for tackling methamphetamine.
Study: Meth use soaring in Christchurch
Construction workers who've moved to Christchurch for the earthquake rebuild are being blamed for a surge in demand for the drug methamphetamine in the city Audio
Building workers blamed for surge in Christchurch meth use
An influx of construction workers to Christchurch is being blamed for a massive surge in methamphetamine addiction in the city. Audio
More people addicted to meth in Christchurch
A surge in methamphetamine addiction in Christchurch is being blamed on the increased number of construction workers in the city. Audio
Toxicology
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... what's happening neurologically when you… Audio
Methamphetamine decontamination of houses
The director of Drug Screeners Ltd Shannon Balzat talks about the incidences of methamphetamine contamination and how easy it is to fool the drug detectors. Audio
'More support needed' for meth addicts
A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for ex-offenders says hardened meth addicts need better support to overcome their problems.
NZ's Breaking Bad-style meth labs
It might echo the plotline of the dark crime drama Breaking Bad, but meth clean-up companies say P labs are increasingly operating on New Zealand roads.
Meth makers move onto roads
It sounds like something from the dark television crime drama Breaking Bad, but meth clean-up companies say P labs are now on New Zealand's roads. Audio
Arrests throughout the country as $1 million of meth seized
The police have made several arrests throughout the country after a haul of methamphetamine with a street value of one million dollars was found in a car at the ferry terminal at Picton early this… Audio
Chris Lewicki - Asteroid mining
The challenges to locate and mine mineral resources from beyond the Earth's atmosphere - with Chris Lewicki Planetary Resources chief asteroid miner. Audio
Toxicology with Dr Leo Schep - Methamphetamine
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life, such as methamphetamine. Audio
Mystery meth in couple's slow cooker
Two Aucklanders got more than they bargained for after using a slow cooker to prepare their evening meal.
