Methamphetamine

Police have cracked a methamphetamine ring they say was being run out of Manawatu Prison.

Four people have been arrested on drug charges following an investigation targeting the Head Hunters.

Wastewater in Auckland and Christchurch is to be tested for meth, cocaine and heroin in an effort to better understand drug use patterns. Audio

A New Zealander detained in Bali for importing less than a gram of methamphetamine into Indonesia might only serve a six-month sentence with rehabilitation. Audio

John Henderson, 50, dropped about $100,000 worth of meth and more than $300,000 in cash as he was jumping over a neighbour's fence.

A woman who turned up at the American Samoa Post Office in Pago Pago to pick up her mail ended up in jail pending police investigations of drugs allegedly found in the package she claimed.

The shearers' association says there is a problem with drugs in the industry, but it is hard to measure because testing is not widespread.

An Auckland woman has been sentenced to 11 months home detention and 100 hours of community work for possessing methamphetamine for supply.

Customs Minister Nicky Wagner is warning older people of the risk of being targeted by drug smugglers.

Waitemata Police are no longer prosecuting all P dealers and are instead trying to encourage addicts to seek rehabilitation.

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.

Methamphetamine use has surged among people who have been arrested, according to a new study.

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?

Housing New Zealand Minister Bill English is backtracking on his announcement of a review into meth evictions.