Hard drug busts soar at border
UN report on seizures proves tackling 'resilient' demand key to progress, says advocate.
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Kiwis who abstained from booze in February may find their tolerance is down.
Kiwi drug kingpin dies in Thai prison
Operation Ark party pill pioneer found dead after arrest in Thai immigration sweep.
Synthetic drugs have claimed more lives than first thought
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Customs seize $55m of meth hidden in golf carts
It was a part of more than 343kg of drugs destined for New Zealand in the past year.
Risks of legal cannabis understated - researchers
Researchers back cannabis reform, but say Kiwis need full picture before they vote.
Exclusive: Film director escapes conviction over drug charges
EXCLUSIVE: Discharge without conviction is "small victory for reason and progress".
Jack Tame: Protect kids from cannabis - legalise it
Comment: I think we're sophisticated enough to consider the nuance of this issue.
Guns, drugs, cash, ammo seized in Thames police raid
Priceless 100-year-old artefacts were also recovered after being stolen last month.
Disturbing footage: No illegal drugs used, say police
Police say no criminal offending took place.
The 'relentless' rise of P in New Zealand: 'This is becoming a plague'
Meth-related offending has now overtaken cannabis in New Zealand.
UK woman 'eaten alive' after taking 'world's deadliest drug'
Krokodil originated in Russia, where it is known as the 'cannibal drug'.
The family who profited from America's drug crisis
Sackler family made billions aggressively marketing painkiller, fueling addiction.
Govt service gave wrong meth advice to landlords
Landlords have been paying for needless meth clean-ups - on the advice of officials.
Germany grants NZ extradition request for Polish man
Police say he is a key player in an international organised crime conspiracy.
Anti-P protesters march through Kawerau following Mongrel Mob raids
Dozens of people turned out to an anti-P march in an Eastern Bay town plagued by the drug.
Sally Caswell: Cannabis regulations need to be tough
COMMENT: Legal cannabis should not be allowed to become a big business.
Lizzie Marvelly: Drug-test at festivals a no-brainer
COMMENT: There's no guarantee that party drugs are what they claim to be.
One joint can alter teenage brain structure
Study finds early use of dope distorts growth patterns.
Roadside drug testing considered by Government
Police Minister Stuart Nash says options being considered, including saliva testing.
Chilling text to New Year revellers: Festival goers sent lethal 'orange pill' drug warning
Festival-goers across Australia have been sent an unnerving text message warning.
Operation Ark: Inside NZ's $50m designer drug ring
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Yardley: Cynical cannabis referendum from a Govt soft on crime
COMMENT: Is cannabis referendum bait to woo young people to the ballot box?
Lengthy jail terms for key figures of NZ's biggest P bust
Two figures in New Zealand's biggest importation of P will spend 22 and 25 years in jail.
Soper: No wonder cops are confused over Govt's mixed message on drugs
We aren't willing to address the health and wider social issues that drive drug harm.
Scribe vows to join war against drugs
Hip-hop artist Scribe sentenced to six months' supervision.
Man dies after being injected with morphine - but who injected it?
Man dies from combination of home-bake morphine and alcohol.
Police, SPCA investigate 'stoned' kitten video
Video shows a woman holding the kitten as a man blows smoke from a bong at its head.
From Brazil beach to Kiwi prison: Young mum caught smuggling cocaine
The Government assigned an extra $54.2m to help Customs combat drug cartels targeting NZ.
$20m cocaine bust: Bank account freezes continue
Some 46kg of cocaine was hidden in a compartment on the exterior of a ship's hull.
Comment: Cannabis is strong stuff these days
The cannabis they want to legalise is strong stuff these days.
Children being poisoned by synthetic drugs
National calls for tougher penalties but Drug Foundation says treat it as a health issue
Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence released from jail
The Bali Nine drug mule is due to head home to Australia, where she may face more charges.