The Commerce Minister wants a crackdown on NZ registered companies implicated overseas in smuggling, money laundering and tax fraud.

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.

The arrest of two New Zealand citizens caught allegedly trying to smuggle methamphetamine into Tokyo's airport earlier this month is just the latest example of the dangers of drug trafficking, say New Zealand police.