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.

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.

Vanessa Thorpe reports on the extraordinary comeback of comedian Robin Williams, who endured a relapse into alcoholism, a divorce, and heart surgery.