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Other products in spotlight as cold and flu tablets restricted
The Govt is looking at banning other everyday products that are ingredients for the drug P, having taken many cold and flu tablets off shop shelves.

Cold and flu medicine will need prescription
People wanting to buy cold and flu tablets with pseudoephedrine will need a prescription from their doctor.

Clampdown imminent on sales of P ingredients
Tighter restrictions on the sale of over-the-counter cold and flu tablets containing pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in P, are on the way.

Hotel bans socialite for acting like 'country bumpkin'
One of Auckland's poshest hotels has turfed out a high-profile socialite, saying her erratic behaviour has scared guests and staff.

International drug ring busted in Queenstown
Police raids in Otago and Canterbury have uncovered a sophisticated international drug syndicate.

$530m cocaine haul seized
Britain's Royal Navy have made a record seizure of cocaine after a frigate operating off the coast of South America captured drugs with an estimated street value of more than 240 million pounds (NZ$530 million).

How drink and drugs tore Trinny apart
Makeover queen Trinny Woodall has revealed her twin addictions imposed on her life and her friends.

50-plus drug arrests in North Island
More than 50 people have been arrested in two separate large-scale drug operations targeting cannabis in Northland and Hawke's Bay.

Drug driving a problem in NZ - survey
Two thirds of cannabis users say the drug doesn't affect their driving ability, while 16 per cent say it improves it.

Ex-cop arrested on drugs charges on wedding day
A former police officer has escaped a custodial sentence after being arrested on drugs charges on his wedding day.

Drug-driving epidemic worse than thought
An online survey of 1200 Kiwi drug users shows one in four drove after taking cannabis in the last year.