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.

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

Floyd Landis, stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title after failing a doping test, is to start in the Tour of Southland next month.

One of Auckland's poshest hotels has turfed out a high-profile socialite, saying her erratic behaviour has scared guests and staff.

Police raids in Otago and Canterbury have uncovered a sophisticated international drug syndicate.

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).

Two thirds of cannabis users say the drug doesn't affect their driving ability, while 16 per cent say it improves it.

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

An online survey of 1200 Kiwi drug users shows one in four drove after taking cannabis in the last year.