If some beneficiaries are too dangerous to be dealt with face-to-face, their benefits should be cancelled says Kerre Woodham.

Top jockey Lisa Cropp has denied calling others in the racing industry "back- stabbing pricks", as she seeks to return from disqualification for a positive methamphetamine test.

The Kiwi couple were allegedly carrying almost 100 grams of cannabis when arrested.

A man has been arrested trying to smuggle up to 50,000 doses of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid (LSD), worth up to $2.5m, into an Auckland prison.

What kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis?

A three-month operation culminated when 120 police swooped on 17 gang properties in Papakura, south Auckland, today.

A promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away.

Sir Elton John has been contacted by friends of singer George Michael 'worried' about his frame of mind.

Drug dealers will use new and innovative ways to combat the Government's attempts at stopping smuggling, customs and drugs experts warn.

Prime Minister John Key today said New Zealand is winning the war on the drug P.

As Tiger Woods battles to save his marriage, unconfirmed reports linking him to prescription drug-fuelled sex could threaten his career.