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UK makes gains in fight against drugs and crime
Progress is being made in the war against drug addiction and its links with crime.
Former lawyer pays high price for P habit
He was a high-flying, successful inner-city lawyer - until he destroyed his privileged life with methamphetamine abuse.
Pain of P for Keisha
Keisha Castle-Hughes is producing a film about a subject painfully close to her heart - NZ's 'epidemic' of P abuse.
Gang leaders paid by trust to help addicts
Two Mongrel Mob leaders are being paid by the taxpayers to try to turn the country's gangs away from drugs and crime.
Unusual bedfellows fight against P
Second-generation Mongrel Mobster Layton Te Nahu is off the drug P and back with his family, thanks to a remarkable New Zealand story that involves the Prime Minister, the Salvation Army and a retired surgeon.
Less crime, more solved, say police
There was less crime and more of it was solved in the year ended June 30, police say.
Major drug bust also nets firearms and boat
BOP police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of meth ingredients, firearms and a 50-foot launch during a major drugs bust.
Drug dealer fakes CV to land doctor's job
A Nigerian drug smuggler who fooled immigration officials to get a job as a hospital psychiatrist was yesterday jailed for 16 months.
Book review: The Story Sisters
Much of Hoffman's writing is rich in symbolism and fantasy, and her latest novel, The Story Sisters, is no exception.
NZ organised crime 'more than drugs and guns'
Organised crime is more than just guns and drugs with environmental and cyber crime also proving a lucrative business, OFCANZ says.
Bali Nine pair plea for clemency
Two Bali Nine ringleaders have begged an Indonesian court for a second chance at life.
Newspaper accepts: drug cartels in control
It's a sad day for journalism when a newspaper is pressured into stopping its reports on crime.
Man admitted murder to 111 operator, court told
A student admitted to a 111 operator that he had fatally stabbed another student, jurors hear.
Cop raid terrifies pair
Police smashed their way into a Masterton house this week and held a couple at gunpoint - only to discover the man they were after moved out months ago.
Court suppresses details of sportsman who died after P use
A sportsman who died after using methamphetamine and cannabis during a training session has had his identity concealed by the courts.
For sale - fake urine to beat drug tests
Some shops are selling fake urine and detox kits to help people beat workplace drugs tests.