Man with huge, expensive drug habit jailed
The drug dealer's meth habit cost him about $3000 a day.
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Cannabis referendum: Everything you need to know including why it has become political
Everything you need to know about the referendum to legalise cannabis for personal use.
Toxic warning: Deadly zombie-like drug in NZ again
Health teams extremely alarmed to see a deadly synthetic cannabis hit our shores again.
Your choice: Legal or illegal cannabis supply?
Comment: There's evidence that few people are put off using cannabis by its prohibition.
Big Read: How Dilworth historic abuse case was blown open
The Dilworth investigation started after an approach from a former student two years ago.
The Road Ahead: 'Cannabis users aren't degenerates - they're normal'
TOP candidate Abe Gray wants cannabis legalised; Act's Brooke van Velden backs euthanasia.
The Road Ahead: 'Cannabis users aren't degenerates - they're normal'
TOP candidate Abe Gray wants cannabis legalised; Act's Brooke van Velden backs euthanasia.
Ex- bishop's son snorted coke 'every 40 minutes'
He also sold party drugs to fund his love of designer clothes.
Why NZ may have seen the last of killer 'zombie' drug
Linked to 64 deaths, there's now a 'complete absence' of zombie drug AMB-Fubinaca in NZ.
Royal staff jailed for cocaine-fuelled rave amid lockdown
The guardsmen attended a booze and cocaine-fuelled "mini-rave" at a riverside park.
Focus Live: Judith Collins announces National's plan to tackle meth
On a visit to Hawke's Bay National Party Leader Judith Collins announced new plans to tackle the drug on a national and regional level. Video / HBT
Cannabis referendum raises questions over its medicinal use
The biggest area of confusion for cannabis is whether medicinal cannabis will be legal.
Hawkesby: Clearing the air about cannabis misinformation
Comment: Lack of balance in the debate about legalising recreational cannabis.
Covid leads to concerns over elder abuse, youth drug taking
Abuse and drug-use are two issues raised in a new social care report for Queenstown.
Man sentenced for meth-fuelled accident that killed his baby son
The driver, who had been smoking meth, overtook on a blind corner near Waiouru.
Diamante horse head case: Pair appeal sentence
The drugs had an estimated street value of up to $14 million.
Mt Eden bus crash tragedy: Dad on drugs in crash which killed him, baby son
Chris Tobin and his son, 16-month-old, Jack died after Tobin drove into the path of a bus.
Maga MDMA: Police warn of 'dangerous' drugs shaped like Donald Trump's head
The orange pills could lead to serious harm for drug users.
Meth operation uncovered in Muriwai
Two men will appear in court today charged with manufacturing and supplying the drug.
Kerre McIvor: Why new rental law may backfire for tenants
The road to hell may be paved with good intentions, the road to homelessness might be too.
Return of the meth lab: Covid gets crims cooking again
Criminals have had to rethink supply lines for hard drugs amid the global pandemic.
Kerre McIvor: New drug-driving testing law a welcome change in attitude
COMMENT: Driving under the influence of drugs is breaking our social contract.
Pot paper's popularity takes NZ university by surprise
Pharmacists, other healthcare professions line up for $1200 postgrad course.
New drug-testing device to be trialled by police
Police develop device that identifies users on methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine.
Aspiring Kiwi rapper loses appeal over US jailhouse murder
A Kiwi man serving 25 years for a US jailhouse murder says the killing was self defence.
$200,000 funding boost for Covid mental health services
Grants are through the Ministry of Health's Whai Ora, Whiti Ora Fund.
American woman admits smuggling cocaine into NZ inside puffer jackets
Highly pure cocaine with a street value of $875,000 was hidden inside five puffer jackets.
Mega drug bust: Canadian jailed for nine years for importing meth, MDMA in electric motors
Harpreet Lidder jailed for importing methamphetamine and MDMA and possession for supply.
Focus: New Zealand's 2020 cannabis referendum explained
This election New Zealanders will vote on whether or not to legalise recreational cannabis use. Video / NZ Herald
Elderly leader of meth umbrella import operation jailed for 25 years
He was part of a Hong Kong syndicate that imported 267kg of meth in umbrella stands.
Ben Kepes: A bit of Forrest Gump common sense wouldn't go astray
The estimated social cost from illicit drug use is $1.8 billion, writes Ben Kepes.
Lack of MDMA, meth: How Covid affected NZ's drug supply
Some users had reported 'dirtier', less pure methamphetamine and increasing prices.
Letters: Focus on gross domestic waste, not just GDP
Letters on GDP, tax exile, Tonga, speed limits, health warnings and proxy killings.
Clan lab bust: Accused in court granted interim name suppression
A 45-year-old Mt Roskill man appeared on raft of serious drug and firearms charges.