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A guitar signed by two Beatles and a boxing glove with Muhammad Ali's signature on it are helping in the fight against P.
They were two of the items auctioned at a charity event pn Saturday run by the Stellar Trust, a group formed by Rotarians in Auckland to try to take the drug out of New Zealand. It raised $65,000.
Paul Holmes, whose daughter Millie has had a high-profile battle with pure methamphetamine, hosted the dinner, which was attended by 370 people at the SkyCity Convention Centre.
Stellar Trust spokesman Paul La Franchie said Holmes spoke briefly about his daughter being addicted to the drug.
"It was more on the effect P has had on them as a family. He didn't go into depth on her present situation."
Crown Solicitor Simon Moore, SC, and anti-drugs campaigner Mike Sabin also spoke about the harmful effects of the drug.
A guitar signed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reached more than $10,000 in the auction.
A luxury weekend playing golf at The Hills and Jacks Point in Queenstown reached $6000.
The funds from the auction and ticket sales will go towards providing education and training programmes and creating awareness of the trust's Rise Above P campaign.
