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Bottle store battle: Law changes may stifle community objections
There are concerns the law changes could have the opposite effect to that intended.
Over $200,000 worth of meth seized in Wairarapa
A woman has been arrested and will appear in court tomorrow on a charge of possession.
Man allegedly behind half a tonne of meth extradited, decade-low road funding & Trump faces arrest | Focus Morning Bulletin: 21 March, 2023
The alleged man behind mass drug shipment appears in court, the Government’s plans to slash driving in Auckland and Donald Trump anticipates arrest in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Watch: Alleged ‘Mr Big’ behind 500kg drug shipment arrested in Spain
The 51-year-old was arrested by Spanish police in 2022 and extradited to New Zealand last week to face charges of importing 500kg of methamphetamine. Video / Guardia Civil
Police seize $40k cash, meth, guns in Gisborne, Tauranga organised crime operation
Police operation nets drugs, firearms and cash in Gisborne
Brutal attack: Woman slashed, suffers fractured eye socket after using all the meth
The judge said it was a 'brutal attack involving extreme violence'.
Defence Force help police meth bust, seven men before court
Police found over 19kg of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of $6.7 million.
Two kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico
The 4 Americans had entered Mexico for medical reasons, caught in shootout, and kidnapped.
Notorious B.I.G. and e-scooter drug mules: The trial of Auckland Grammar boy turned alleged meth king
At one point, a detective read the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G's 'Ten Crack Commandments'.
Drug dealing trio plead guilty to 40-plus charges ahead of trial
Three drug dealers including two women admit to over 40 charges of offending.
'Justice of the P': Associate of JP's meth-dealing son jailed again
The outside seller for a meth-ring run from prison has been sent back to jail.
'One-off situation': Jockey cops one-year ban after positive meth test
Toni Moki says she smoked class A drug as a "one-off" thing after her partner proposed.
Convicted drug smuggler reveals ‘harsh’ reality of 7 years in Thai prison
Holly Deane-Johns breaks her silence about what she suffered inside the notorious jail.
Court hears final moments of young girls left to die in hot car
Australian mother jailed for manslaughter after leaving daughters while she slept.
Strangulation case: Jurors watch CCTV from Auckland train station where 16yo girl was killed
Trinity Oliver was found dead in September 2021.
‘Good guys who got caught up in addiction’: Court of Appeal quashes meth cooks’ minimum period of imprisonment
The men will now be eligible for parole, after showing 'rehabilitative potential'.
New York dogs getting stoned after cannabis legalised
Vets are seeing some confused canines and are warning owners to stop letting dogs eat pot.
'Helen Clark' MDMA scheme: Prison ordered for Gisborne man caught importing $500k ecstasy haul
Defendant sentenced to prison after appearing today in the Auckland District Court.
Our largest drug seizure: $500m worth of cocaine picked up in sea; NZ 'a potential transit point'
Five Eyes were involved in the operation between Police, Customs and NZDF.
Policies thrown on bonfire, huge Pacific drug bust & quake frustration growing | Focus Morning Bulletin: 9 February, 2023
PM Chris Hipkins throws policies on the bonfire, half a billion dollar drug bust and frustration growing in Turkey/Syria over quake response in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
She died in her sleep of a fatal overdose: Coroner's warning over common painkillers, sedatives
Drug overdose deaths are up 54 per cent from 2017 to 2021, according to a new report.
Masterton overdoses: Police investigation finds some users knew drug was fentanyl
Users also warned to question the likelihood of “cocaine being available in Carterton”.
'Found with no heartbeat': How P almost killed me - and how I fought back
Shannan Hill had her first drink at 11 and was hooked on meth by 18.
‘I’m no immigrant’: Kiwi man’s drug convictions see him kicked out of Oz
Phillip Rewha has lived in Australia for 27 years - but now he has to leave.
Former high-flier fined for importing steroids labelled as 'lube oil'
Unbe-lube-able: Importation charges in court today - but strange past can be revealed too.
Crack on tap: Why this store will offer Class A drugs
A radical new law in one nation could open the door to retail of hard drugs.
$340m worth of drugs seized in a year, including meth, MDMA and coke
Methamphetamine seizures made up the bulk of the harm reduction.
29 dead in Mexican violence after drug lord El Chapo's son captured
Military nabs Ovidio Guzmán, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, sparking day of bloodshed.
Fire and ice: Five big questions Kiwi researchers want to answer
Can cannabinoids treat pain? Where do our eels spawn? We highlight five new Kiwi studies.
Prisoner claims fear of retribution delayed his appeal after being shanked, house burnt down
Luigi Havea was jailed for his part in the fatal car boot kidnapping of a Thai drug queen.
Drug courier's bond with baby helps court case
Jason Brendon Philip was sentenced to home detention, but was later resentenced to jail.