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Personal medicines dropped from NZ arrival card
A new arrival card will come into effect on October 1.
How FBI uncovered Auckland politician's shameful sex secrets
On the surface he was a good bloke. But behind closed doors he had a damaging secret.
Former Akl politician jailed for streaming child sex shows
Martin Lawes has been jailed for streaming live child sex shows.
Meth in toner cartridges: Canadian jailed
The Canadian passport holder was in possession of 17.9kg of methamphetamine.
Champagne almost unintentionally exempted from excise duty
"Customs has tightened and strengthened the checking process."
Cocaine horse head: American buyer jailed
Customs found 35kg of cocaine inside a diamante-encrusted horse head two years ago.
10 years for conspiring to cook new form of meth
Case revealed what is thought to be a new method of smuggling drugs into New Zealand.
Cancer-stricken con man to stay behind bars
"Insidious" fraudster to stay behind bars for smuggling dangerous dance party drug.
ACC 'sorry' for targeting claimant's travel after Cannes trip
Customs handed over nine years of travel data to ACC after a claimant travelled to Cannes.
NZ winemakers convicted for illegally selling bulk red wine
New Plymouth winemakers fined for illegally selling wine to supermarkets and stores.
Underground booze barons: $40m in spirits smuggled into NZ
Death fears over smuggled booze into NZ.
A British man imported a 123yo piano into NZ. And that's when trouble began
An English immigrant was stunned to lose his 1895 piano because it had ivory keys.
Meth plague at record levels, P-related arrests nearly doubling
Meth is spreading across NZ at record rates.
Big Read: How Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating NZ
There has been an increase of drugs coming to New Zealand from South America.
Bat's head seized at NZ border
Traveller declared a bat's head at Auckland Airport, saying his family had eaten the rest.
Working dogs get their day at police, customs graduation
Barking mad celebration as police and customs dogs graduate to front-line duties.
Kiwi company fined for exporting plane parts to North Korea
A Kiwi-made airplane was flown into North Korean airspace on Christmas Day, 2015.
Takata airbag recall comes into effect
Used car sellers are also banned from selling any affected vehicles within the country.
Budget a good start but more needed to fix twin plagues, say Sallies and Union
Funding for housing and addressing child poverty a good start some say, but more is needed
American in $1.3m cocaine bust at Auckland Airport
Man in court after bid to smuggle 3kg of cocaine into country in false-bottom suitcase.
Man arrested for importing child sex doll
Timaru man the first Kiwi to be charged for importing a child sex doll.
Drug-dealer dad: 'It's not free to raise these kids'
Dunedin chef jailed after pleading guilty to bringing ecstasy in the country.
'Baby-faced' drug dealer beats jail, can go home to parents
A teen was caught importing drugs from all over the world via the dark net.
'Amazon tax': Online overseas purchases to incur GST
Government set to announce further measures for Kiwis buying online.
The Big Read: Inside story behind a schoolboy drug ring
How did two best friends go straight from school to a global drug importing scheme?
Piles of recyclables mount in wake of China's waste ban
Stockpiles mounting around NZ as recycling companies deal with China's foreign waste ban.
Methamphetamine smuggler jailed for 10 years
A 23-year-old used different names and addresses to smuggle 11.6 kilograms of meth.
Jessica returns home after fleeing to India
A Facebook post by family member Sarah Doody says Jessica has returned home.
Ecstasy busts: International drug lords target NZ
Authorities say high prices attracting international gangs. Drug Foundation disagrees.
Autistic woman in India: 'Nothing can be done'
Family of autistic woman plan next step after Indian police say they cannot send her home.
Airbag recall website tops 1 million views
More than 200,000 drivers have checked to see whether their car is part of the recall.
Autistic woman in India 'brainwashed': Distraught dad
"The whole situation is just a nightmare," her distraught dad says.
Family fears for autistic NZ woman 'lost' in India
Family desperate to find the 24-year-old: "We just need to get her home".