Methamphetamine
Older NZers warned not to fall for drug smugglers' tricks
Customs Minister Nicky Wagner is warning older people of the risk of being targeted by drug smugglers.
Underfunding addiction treatment in Marlborough
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Peter Rijhnen, the manager of St Marks Addiction Residential Treatment Centre who has had to close its halfway house and reduce its treatment courses because of funding… Audio
Police swap meth arrests for rehab help
Waitemata Police are no longer prosecuting all P dealers and are instead trying to encourage addicts to seek rehabilitation.
Spike in meth use in North Island hits Women's Refuge centres
Meth use is increasing the workload for women's refuge centres, with one centre reporting the drug to be involved with 60 percent of all the cases they deal with.
Women terrified of meth-fuelled domestic violence
Methamphetamine-fuelled violence is causing a spike in the number of women seeking refuge from their partners in the upper North Island. Audio
Meth use among offenders on the rise - study
Methamphetamine use has surged among people who have been arrested, according to a new study.
The Science Of... Meth Houses
How safe are meth houses really? And what's it like to go inside? Katy Gosset and Alison Ballance take the plunge and ask how much meth is too much when it comes to setting a national standard? Audio, Gallery
Russell Brown - Drugs in New Zealand
Russell Brown has been writing about drugs and drug policy since 1994. His new podcast series "From Zero" plays on Nights, Monday nights at 10:15pm.We chat to him about the inspiration for the series… Audio
Minister backtracks on meth eviction review comment
Housing New Zealand Minister Bill English is backtracking on his announcement of a review into meth evictions.
Man arrested after suspected clan lab fire
A man has been arrested after a fire at a house with a suspected clan lab on Auckland's North Shore.
Meth dealer jailed for 12 yrs had promising career as a jockey
A methamphetamine dealer has been jailed for 12 years and four months after pleading guilty to supplying and manufacturing the drug, as well as unlawfully possessing firearms. Audio
Rufus Wainwright: opera, meth and family
New York-born, Montreal-raised singer songwriter Rufus Wainwright will celebrate his love for opera, orchestra and divas when he brings selections from Prima Donna and Rufus Does Judy to the Auckland… Audio
Customs makes biggest ever meth bust
Customs has made its largest ever meth bust, seizing $176m worth of the drug found hidden inside the doors of 10 shipping containers.
Govt agencies unable to agree on meth warnings
Two government agencies are at loggerheads over the meth testing of state homes. Audio
Meth test misuse 'tearing families apart' - Turia
Families are being torn apart by Housing New Zealand's deliberate misuse of methamphetamine testing, a former Māori Party co-leader says. Audio
Housing New Zealand statement on meth guidelines
Housing New Zealand releases statement on meth contamination policy. Audio
Housing NZ warned for misusing meth guidelines to evict tenants
Housing New Zealand is being slammed for its "heartless" misuse of meth contamination guidelines to evict and fine tenants. Audio
Health Ministry says Housing NZ misusing meth guidelines
The Ministry of Health says it has repeatedly told Housing New Zealand its methamphetamine contamination guidelines are only suitable to be applied to former meth labs. The Ministry has just published… Audio
Urgent plea to send more police to Kaitaia
Extra police officers badly needed in the crime-hit town of Kaitaia have been sent to a nearby town instead, a local MP says. Audio
Another six years for jailed drug kingpin
An Egyptian man who ran a meth import ring while in prison for importing cocaine has been ordered to spend at least six years and seven months in jail.