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Tennis: Gods of sport rarely without pressure
Andre Agassi says being bullied into doing something he didn't like saw him change into a P-user.

Asian organised crime recruits young students
An Auckland Grammar student alleged to have imported drugs into NZ is part of a growing and alarming trend, police say.

<i>John Key:</i> Restricting P precursor small price to pay
The drug P is a dangerously destructive substance that's wrecking lives, wrecking families, fuelling crime and allowing gangs to flourish.

Bill passed allowing boy racers' cars to be crushed
The Vehicle Confiscation and Seizure Bill gives courts the power to send cars owned by repeat offenders to the crusher.

'Cruising' banned in boy-racer legislation
The Govt has allowed the banning of cars "cruising" down certain streets as a raft of its hardline measures today start becoming law.

Molenaar best mate and bully, court told
The former partner of deceased Napier gunman Jan Molenaar has told a court he bullied her into selling cannabis.

After the bombing, drug addiction strikes Gaza
Mental health professionals say use of the synthetic opioid Tramadol has risen sharply in Gaza since Israel's three-week Operation Cast Lead offensive.