PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Australasia v China; Covid inquiry a wasteOPINION: 'Isn’t sport supposed to enhance a healthy lifestyle?'04 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Intense drive for violence’: Corrections concerned about Filthy Few gangsterCorrections wants to monitor David Stephenson closely now he's back in the community.04 Feb 01:00 AM
CrimeSecret compartments and suitcases full of money: Meth syndicate's 'cash custodian' sentencedThe church-going defendant “holds himself up as an example of what can go wrong”.02 Feb 06:00 AM
CrimeUnprovoked killing: Youth social worker stabbed stranger with knives in both fistsJoshua Timoti was suffering psychosis, but what role did methamphetamine play?01 Feb 11:25 PM
New ZealandQueenstown cocaine dealer loses name suppressionA former mortgage broker earned between $17k and $29k over 14 months from dealing.31 Jan 08:06 PM
New Zealand'He was a ticking time bomb': Man stabbed sex worker over $250 drug debtTahi-O-Hurae Rangiawha took his grievance into his own hands with serious consequences.31 Jan 05:00 AM
New ZealandPair deny attempted murder after innocent family caught in crossfireAn upstanding family man was lucky to dodge death in one of the Comanchero shootings.30 Jan 09:18 PM
New ZealandSenior mobster busted trying to import 1.1kg of meth in golf clubsThe clubs were sent from the United Kingdom but intercepted in Germany.28 Jan 01:00 AM
LifestyleHow alcohol and drugs affect your genesResearch is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects.26 Jan 12:47 AM
CrimeMeth addict babysitter claims wheelchair tumble caused baby’s 60-plus injuriesThe long-time criminal needed a wheelchair after fleeing police and crashing a motorbike.25 Jan 05:00 AM
WorldWorkmates claim cleaner spiked coffee with sex drugKaren Beale, 62, denies lacing a jar of Nescafe instant coffee with a foreign substance.24 Jan 09:50 PM
New ZealandLegal high Kronic King Matthew Wielenga pleads guilty to importing synthetic cannabis to US'Mr Kronic' sent synthetic cannabis product to go into vapes.23 Jan 05:18 AM
New ZealandJunkie mail: Homeowners foil $3m drug ring after finding packages in letterboxesBen Rankin was granted a 70 per cent sentence discount for the sloppy importations.21 Jan 06:00 AM
New Zealand'I was in a terrible place': From meth addiction to modellingTaranaki woman has become a social media star after charting her meth addiction recovery.20 Jan 09:00 PM
New ZealandBoxing day beach tragedy: Stolen cash, paranoid delusions, and a mystery deathWalkers found thousands in cash strewn across the beach before human remains were found.17 Jan 10:12 PM
World'Whole lot of people': Questions over Aussie link to 3.5-tonne Fiji meth bustPolice are probing if the massive drug haul was headed to Australia.17 Jan 03:24 AM
New ZealandThe big money behind NZ's lucrative drug market in 202320 years ago, a kilogram of meth was a big bust - now, that's become the norm.11 Jan 08:34 PM
New ZealandWhat kids who commit serious crimes have in commonHaami Hanara, who was neglected and abused, knifed a man to death when he was 14.11 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandBike-riding man with meth leads police on chase before punching dogNeither the officer nor the dog were injured in the early morning attack.11 Jan 02:09 AM
New ZealandVictory House: A rehab facility that reforms convicts through faith'My time spent in the house taught me to be a better human being.'11 Jan 01:00 AM
New ZealandYouth clinician who took his own life increasingly distressed at workWorkSafe found a 'very poor workplace culture' at the DHB after a clinician's suicide.08 Jan 04:51 AM
EntertainmentCher denied conservatorship of sonCher’s request to place her son under a conservatorship for addiction has been denied.06 Jan 10:03 PM
EntertainmentCher asks court to give her conservatorship over her adult sonCher says her 47-year-old son struggles with mental health and substance abuse.29 Dec 12:47 AM
New ZealandTest your drugs, unexplained death, and KiwiSaver failure | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 27, 2023Know Your Stuff says to get your drugs checked as dodgy LSD is being sold, A post mortem will be carried out today for an unexplained death in Browns Bay and are younger people setting themselves up for failure with KiwiSaver? Video / NZHeraldWatch26 Dec 07:31 PM
New ZealandBad tabs and no sleep: Why experts are urging Kiwis to get their drugs tested this summerA substance found in some tabs has caused deaths overseas.26 Dec 05:00 PM
WorldUK minister under fire over date rape 'joke'James Cleverly oversees national security and law enforcement in England and Wales.24 Dec 10:31 PM
CrimeDairy farmer to prolific burglar: Man had 50 pending court casesHe turned to crime to fuel his out-of-control gambling and methamphetamine addictions.22 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandCannabis found in child’s cot during Hawke’s Bay drug raidsPolice found $300,000 worth of drugs in raids of large-scale cannabis operation.22 Dec 01:41 AM
EntertainmentPatrick Gower's major life updateThe award-winning journalist gave up drinking two years ago and will 'never regret it'.19 Dec 10:47 PM
Entertainment'Angry and mean': Matthew Perry's final days before deathReport shows how Perry's addictions had taken charge in the days before his death.17 Dec 03:40 AM
CrimeEx-Head Hunter found guilty of meth operation based out of bail rehab centreHe was touted as a success story for the rehab centre, but police thought otherwise.12 Dec 02:06 AM
New Zealand'Over-parent': Mum's excuse for shooting at police to help ram-raiding kids escapeThe woman says her offending was driven by her methamphetamine addiction.12 Dec 12:09 AM
World'Flood' of drugs: Two arrested after importing half a tonne of cocaineTwo men are in jail after an attempt to find half a tonne of cocaine.10 Dec 09:12 PM
New ZealandIwi leader fears lifting pseudoephedrine ban will put more P on the streets'You’re not doing your country any good to put it on the shelves.'10 Dec 04:02 PM
