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![A quarter of a million dollars' worth of cannabis found during traffic stop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A quarter of a million dollars' worth of cannabis found during traffic stop
Police pulled man over for driving without headlights and then officers smelled drugs.
!['You or your mum:' Boy woke next to grave dug by dad, told to choose who was going in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'You or your mum:' Boy woke next to grave dug by dad, told to choose who was going in
More than a decade of man's 'monstrous' violence against partner and son comes to an end.
![Drugged driver admits killing retired Rotorua couple in high-speed crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Drugged driver admits killing retired Rotorua couple in high-speed crash
A driver has appeared in court charged over the deaths of John and Janice Christensen.
![Give youth a chance: Employers urged to give young Northlanders their first job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Give youth a chance: Employers urged to give young Northlanders their first job
Northland youth unemployment is the highest in the country, new figures show.
![Ex-Head Hunter caught flushing meth down toilet in police raid on Herne Bay home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ex-Head Hunter caught flushing meth down toilet in police raid on Herne Bay home
Former outlaw bikie caught with new meth stash during raid at his rehab facility.
!['Foolish' dealer filmed himself cooking meth, couriering drugs and cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Foolish' dealer filmed himself cooking meth, couriering drugs and cash
Now Kodee Kee-Sue has been jailed for more than 13 years.
![Notorious meth dealer: 'I wanted to be a dealer with a heart'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Notorious meth dealer: 'I wanted to be a dealer with a heart'
Serenity Grace Tebbutt was visibly shocked as she was jailed for supply drugs.
!['Inadequate, flawed' safety and protection before injured toddler killed by father](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Inadequate, flawed' safety and protection before injured toddler killed by father
Coroner criticises child welfare agency for 'flawed' abuse response.
![Watch: Man Tasered before death in custody, family hopes footage a 'wake-up call'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: Man Tasered before death in custody, family hopes footage a 'wake-up call'
The video shows the man attacking a pensioner before he is Tasered by police and arrested.
!['Terrified': Mobster on meth carjacks couple, speeds off sitting on driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Terrified': Mobster on meth carjacks couple, speeds off sitting on driver
Woman pinned to seat by tattooed gangster struggled to breathe, says judge.
![Woman's crucial role as mule for a jailhouse drug ring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman's crucial role as mule for a jailhouse drug ring
When Freedom Walker visited her partner in jail, she took meth and cannabis with her.
![Meth addict had been up for three days when he stabbed stranger on Auckland bus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Meth addict had been up for three days when he stabbed stranger on Auckland bus
'I don’t know why the male attacked me. I was just trying to help him.'
![Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge
The Crown said there were too many coincidences linking the man to the meth lab.
![Man arrested in Greenhithe for drug and ammunition possession](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man arrested in Greenhithe for drug and ammunition possession
The man was charged with the possession of GBL [also known as Fantasy or Liquid Ecstasy].
![Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman
Court told the 19yo had lured the woman to an address under false pretences.
![Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'
Convicted offender Ashley Hillis wants to show that people can change for the better.
![Woman accuses police of deleting footage related to clan lab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman accuses police of deleting footage related to clan lab
A woman says she and her partner had nothing to do with a meth lab.
!['Injured mana': Reformed criminal turned drug counsellor sought $700,000 compensation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Injured mana': Reformed criminal turned drug counsellor sought $700,000 compensation
Paora Sweeney wanted a marae-based apology from the prison manager for 'injury' to mana.
![120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'
Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.
![Coca-Cola, Canadian Club, Cody's... and a clandestine lab](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Coca-Cola, Canadian Club, Cody's... and a clandestine lab
Police allege the cans link the defendant to a clan lab in the lower Kaimai Ranges.
![What is pseudoephedrine and is it okay to take it a lot?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What is pseudoephedrine and is it okay to take it a lot?
Do you know what's in the cold & flu medicines now available again without a prescription?