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Zac Guildford charged with breaching intensive supervision before latest sentencing
The offending allegedly occurred before Guildford was sentenced earlier this year.
Woman shocked that she's jailed for offering to supply meth
Supporter yells in court people did not do enough to help her friend.
'It eases the pain': Former meth addict working on Northland doco
Warning: This story discusses addiction and self-harm.
Judge tells drug-dealing mum she should have changed 'two daughters ago'
A drug dealer's request for a lighter sentence has failed with a Rotorua judge.
Doomed by design: Why you can't stop scrolling
How much of phone addiction is influenced by factors beyond our control?
Fetish turns fatal: Wealthy 'sexual deviant' sentenced to 30 years in prison
He injected two men with lethal doses of meth.
Govt slated over big spend but few improvements in mental health
Improvements in services "have not materialised as we had hoped for over this time".
Big Read: Meth-fuelled burglar shot by farmer
The sorry saga could have had an even worse ending, reports Kurt Bayer.
Native American tribes reach $888m opioid settlement
Native US tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totalling $888 million.
'History repeating': The rise of vaping-addicted teens
"I didn't realise I was hooked until I tried to stop and became really sick," teen tells.
Smokefree NZ: 2025 goal 'unlikely' to be hit
The Government aims to slash smoking rates to 5 per cent of the population.
The tourist and the fatal car crash - the investigation that crushed the police case
A tourist was charged over a double-fatality - then a completely different story emerged.
A tourist driver was charged over two deaths - then a tragic theory emerged over other motorist
A tourist driver was charged with causing two deaths - then another story emerged.
Homeless move site after safety threats
Long stayers moved from Whanganui homeless hub after threats to safety.
'Public health crisis' calls to overhaul booze laws
Health leaders are calling for changes to laws around the substance more deadly than meth.
Sir Billy Connolly: A windswept and interesting life
As a young man, Billy Connolly said he had a yearning to be famous.
Jay-Jay Feeney's secret struggle: 'I feared for my life'
For the first time the radio star reveals the trauma of having a drug addict in her life.
Editorial: Ardern's Mob rehab funding signoff - how a $2.75m mistake was made
OPINION: We shouldn't fear giving money to the Mob. But the PM's eyes weren't 'wide open'.
Homeless addicts sniff lighter fluid as glue becomes scarce
The shift from one "volatile" substance to another has been noted since the lockdown.
'They are genuine': Participants of Mongrel Mob-led rehab are getting clean
"When the change is coming from those guys themselves, it's really powerful."
Alexander Gillespie: Permanent drug checks positive step towards 'NZ's war on drugs'
Between 2017 and 2019, more than 70 deaths were attributed to synthetic cannabis in NZ.
Coroner to probe newborn baby's tragic death in prison
A baby died in tragic circumstances in a Melbourne prison, a court has been told.
'I hated it but I was hooked': Spike in sex addicts linked to pandemic
'I felt so much shame and fear about losing my family.'
Harry Tam 'not quite the butter wouldn't melt in your mouth guy' says Bridges
National Party rails against current government for funding gangs.
Northland's meth epidemic and the new approach making a difference
Drug experts call for a Northland initiative tackling meth use to be rolled out across NZ.
'Jacinda seems to trust me, why wouldn't you?': Mongrel Mob man behind meth rehab programme
The man behind a controversial $2.75m programme has a public message for his critics.
'Fears lives being put at risk' due to mental health wait times
Cases have more than six month wait times for youth in need for mental health support.
Is Labour funding the Mongrel Mob with drugs programme?
National is attacking Labour's funding on gang rehab. What is really going on?
'I viewed women as objects': Teen addicted to porn at 11, overcame it by 14
Tom shares his struggles with groups of mums.
Dinosaur man beats meth, declares war on litter
Travis Takutai and his kids are raising rubbish clean-up awareness in Whangārei.
'Severely traumatised': Meth use at home having 'devastating' impact on kids - foster carers
Half of all reports to Oranga Tamariki are related to meth.
From making millions as a top investor to jail - an online child sex abuser speaks
He's not as contrite as one might expect. He's nowhere near as sorry as one might hope.
Kiwi smokers reusing tobacco as prices soar and cigarette poverty spreads
"Smokers who relight cigarettes may be at higher risk of lung cancer."