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Editorial: Ardern's Mob rehab funding signoff - how a $2.75m mistake was made
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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."
Hunter Biden repeatedly called white lawyer n-word in bizarre texts
Joe Biden's son allegedly used the n-word in conversations with his lawyer.
Secrets, porn and lies: The Govt manager and spy camera in gym
The full story of a govt manager who planted a spy camera in an Auckland gym revealed
Revealed: Govt manager who planted spy cam in gym
Suppression lifts for porn-addicted Government manager who planted a spy camera in a gym
Meth hotspot: Trail of destruction in the Bay
The impact of meth across the Bay of Plenty continues to grow, a former addict says.
How NBA star went from hero to zero
A high-profile run-in with the law showed how far the former NBA star had fallen.
Kelly Osbourne on her relapse: 'Three bottles of Champagne and 24 White Claws a day'
The reality TV star has opened up about how rapidly she fell back into bad habits.
MDMA helped me conquer alcoholism at last
A volunteer has praised a world-first trial using ecstasy to treat trauma and addiction.
Complaints about social housing problems 'fell on deaf ears'
Concerned Christchurch man would feel safer living in his car than by social housing.
'I lost my family': Former P addict's return from the brink
Pauline Tai is now three years clean - and is supporting others in their recovery.
Meth dealers appeal sentences in Supreme Court
Two unrelated meth offenders are appealing their sentences in the Supreme Court today.
Strike three for Whale Oil blogger in new defamation ruling
Bankrupt blogger Cameron Slater found to have defamed public health experts.
'Meth easier to buy than milk' - Emails to NZ's top cop led to downfall of Mob boss
Tired of the gang running the town, a constable wrote directly to the Police Commissioner.
How NZ lost its head in the BZP party pill experiment
The party drug BZP was once legal to buy from your local dairy. What happened?
'Hooked': Louise Nicholas' daughter on meth battle; mugshot shows addiction reality
Weighing 45kg, face covered in sores, teeth fallen out, she was at the peak of addiction.
City tragedy: A sad, synthetics-induced death on Queen St
Grim moment on the Golden Mile as homeless man dies on a prime strip of Queen St.