A baby in the UK who died in the care of her parents had traces of cocaine, strong opiate pain killers and an anti-depressant in her stomach.

Two teacher aides caught passing drugs at an Auckland primary school have resigned today.

An Auckland primary school has suspended two teacher aides after they were snapped exchanging cannabis in the staff room.

More than $200,000 of cannabis has been kept off the street after police's annual drug raid.

Jakarta's Governor has reportedly said President Joko Widodo is considering different views on the death penalty, including his own advice that it should be removed from Indonesia's laws.

Australia's Foreign Minister is disappointed the latest appeal to save the lives two men on drugs charges in Indonesia has failed.

NRL boss Dave Smith has confirmed the league has taken over ownership of the Gold Coast Titans as the struggling club reels from drug allegations against five players.

Fears are growing that more players, both current and former, across three football codes will be implicated in the Queensland cocaine scandal that has engulfed the NRL.

Australian officials will be advised of Indonesia's procedures for executing Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran at a meeting in Jakarta tomorrow.

The mastermind behind the Bali Nine drug trafficking plot is reportedly living large after winning the lottery as two Australians face execution.

A man allegedly trying to sell drugs to tourists abandoned his 11-month-old toddler in a pram on a Northland street when he fled from police.

Sydney police believe revellers at a dance festival where a teenager died of an overdose had been playing a dangerous drug game.

Indonesian authorities are waiting for a Nigerian drug boss and others to receive word their clemency bids have been rejected before scheduling their executions and that of two Australians.

Supporters are preparing a candelight vigil in Sydney as hopes fade the Bali Nine duo will escape an Indonesian firing squad.

Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are, by all accounts, model prisoners.

Four Queensland adult stores have been raided after a batch of synthetic cannabis claimed two lives.

A "one-off" drug deal at a Wanaka preschool has resulted in two teachers having their registrations torn up.

His songs are full of references to drinking and drugs and now Ed Sheeran has claimed he "fell in love with a beanbag" when he tried ecstasy.

Six men have been charged after police seized almost three tonnes of narcotics worth more than A$1.5 billion ($1.62 billion) in Australia's second largest drug bust.

Lady Gaga has credited Sir Elton John with saving her when she was struggling with drink and drugs.

Two brothers who own $5 million worth of property were "flying under the radar" before a drugs raid on their home in an upmarket Auckland suburb.

A Kiwi who was busted with a half-smoked joint and served months in a Bali jail has learned some hard lessons, her lawyer says.

So fans of the actor's witty puns, intellectual musings and calls to humanitarian arms will be disappointed to learn that he's decided to temporarily quit the network.

A new UK government study on harsh punishments for recreational drug use underlines how wrong-headed NZ parliamentarians were, writes Brian Rudman.

New Zealand's horse racing industry is ramping up its $50,000-a-year random drug testing of jockeys.

A champion New Zealand boxer has been sentenced to more than two years' imprisonment for manufacturing methamphetamine.

A former senior police officer - on trial over allegations of stealing and dealing in drugs - has pleaded guilty on two charges this morning.

A senior drug crime detective gamed the police drug storage system and cut one big methamphetamine seizure with table salt to disguise his theft, the High Court was told.