US Coast Guard seizes $300m worth of cocaine from ocean
More than 6,400kg of cocaine was intercepted.
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'I knew too much': Meth cook gives rare insider glimpse into Auckland's lucrative clan labs
Piao was the first person to alert police to Ricky Wang's murder.
'I was his. I was property. I wasn’t a human': Woman tells jury of 'wild' affair
"Physically I was his puppet," woman says at trial of leading entertainment figure.
Meth-laced beer case: Manslaughter trial date set for alleged drug smuggler
Aiden Sagala died after drinking beer allegedly contaminated with methamphetamine.
'Blew my socks off': Entertainment figure gave drugs to woman during 'affair', jury told
Witness: 'I was out the gate. I couldn't control myself.'
Opinion: NZ’s drug problem and Iran's Revolutionary Guard
OPINION: Trafficking through Iran can't be ignored, even by remote NZ, Forough Amin says.
Steve Braunias: The driveway drug deal and killing of Robbie Hart
Steve Braunias reports on a methamphetamine killing in West Auckland.
'Don't torture me anymore': Widow begged for answers after husband vanished
Ricky Wang's body was discovered encased in concrete in a remote, shallow grave.
Prison for trio after father-of-two shot through motorcycle helmet in New Lynn
The case should serve as a warning of the dangers of meth addiction, the judge said.
Man who cut up victim's corpse with chainsaw loses appeal against conviction
Jay Christopher Lingman was found guilty in 2021 of murdering Denver Chance.
Desert Rd murder trial: Prisoner was secretly released to Airbnb rental after pivotal interview
Four former co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are set to testify against Michael Gu.
Tied to a chair and stabbed to death: Ex meth boss to testify at murder trial
How "Ricky" Wang found himself tied to a chair.
Sao Yean murder trial: Four accused guilty of all charges
Sao Yean was badly beaten before his death.
Sao Yean murder trial: Jury deliberations to continue next week
The jury got in half an hour of deliberations before they were adjourned.
Kiwi starving in Bali jail nightmare after 'drug scam', son calls for help
Tony de Malmanche was arrested in Bali in 2014 after allegedly smuggling 1.7kg of meth.
Man jailed 15yrs for killing drug-ring member buried on Desert Rd
A man who served time for dumping victim's body is sentenced again - this time for murder.
Is Labour really soft on crime? The numbers reveal a surprising story
The Herald has analysed decades of data to see how crime has changed in Aotearoa.
Revealed: Why Manu Vatuvei was granted early release from prison
The ex-Warrior was released two years and five months before the end of his sentence.
MSD staffer brought bag of fake ‘meth’ to work as 'joke'
Former staff member alleges stunt indicative of work culture at WINZ, scorn for clients.
National organised crime operation nets more than $1m of MDMA
Three men have been arrested as part of the police operation.
10kg of meth and $500,000 in cash seized
Police have arrested a man in relation to a large-scale methamphetamine supply business.
'It was all Anton': Murder accused turn on each other as trial heats up
Four people are facing a charge of murdering a Hamilton man in 2020
Dave Letele says Nate Nauer sentencing 'absolutely disgraceful'
The community advocate said the radio star had turned his life around for the better.
The rise and fall of radio star unmasked as gang’s money launderer
The Mai FM host bought expensive cars on behalf of the Comancheros to launder dirty cash.
Identity of Auckland media personality who laundered cash for Comancheros revealed
Nate Nauer laundered the better part of $500k for the notorious gang.
Meth-using killer fails in appeal against murder conviction
Moetū Kaitai appealed on three grounds, all relating to the trial judge's summing-up.
Armed police’s search yields $1400 of meth and loaded shot gun
Three men have been charged with drug-related offences as a part of Operation Cobalt.
'He was harmless': Woman recalls alleged murder victim, Sao Yean
Sao Yean was found dead in a water trough near Gordonton.
Giant 140kg shipment of meth bound for NZ uncovered in Canada
The smuggling find comes after a string of record-breaking drug busts.
Duo accused in meth-laced beer smuggling face fresh cocaine charges
The men, aged in their 30s and 40s, face more drug charges.
‘I’m sorry’: Hamilton man sells friend's car, burgles homes to buy drugs
Jonathon Garrett's friend was helping him. He sold her car to get his next fix.
Opinion: Some home truths about poverty in NZ
Bill Capamagian: Help the deserving poor and stop pandering to the ratbags.
'Vile': Parents sexually and physically abused their children
The father injected the girl with drugs, stating it was a "trust exercise".
'The muscle' fails in Court of Appeal while gang mate succeeds
The gang members were convicted for their part in a meth ring run out of a car yard.