Drugs
Drug raids across Bay of Plenty and East Coast
More than two dozen people have been arrested and drugs, guns and cash have been seized after the police carried out raids against the Mongrel Mob across the Bay of Plenty.
Woman charged with importing 4kg worth of cocaine
A woman from Uruguay has appeared in court today after nearly $2 million worth of the class A drug was found in the bottom of her suitcases.
Dark Net threads into NZ drug supply
Students in the UK have been charged after supplying drugs around the world, including New Zealand. Tom Moore of Aura Information Security talks about how much we haveto fear from the dark net. Audio
Meth easier to buy than cannabis in NZ - study
A new study shows methamphetamine is far easier to get than cannabis. Initial findings from New Zealand's first online Drug Trends Survey show a third of meth users were able to buy the drug in 20… Audio
Meth easier to buy than cannabis in NZ - new study
A new study shows New Zealanders can buy methamphetamine far more easily than cannabis. Initial findings from the country's first online Drug Trends Survey found a third of meth users were able to buy… Audio
Prof David Nutt: 'It's irrational to deny people access to LSD'
A former drug policy advisor to the UK's Labour government is in New Zealand to talk about how psychedelic drugs could help control a number of mental health problems and why the war on drugs is a… Audio
What can NZ learn from US opioid crisis?
A forensic pathologist is warning the New Zealand health community to learn from the American opioid crisis before it's too late. In an article published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, Dr Paul… Audio
Festival tent testing fake highs
Synthetic drugs sold as MDMA and ecstacy and oversized MDMA pills cause the most drug-related harm at NZ gigs and festivals, a volunteer with the drug checking service Know Your Stuff says. Audio
Drugs tested at festivals found to be 'much more potent'
About one in five drugs tested at festivals this summer was not what the buyer thought it was, a group which performs the tests says.
Outspoken - Medicinal Cannabis
In this outspoken, the Government wants to introduce a market for medicinal cannabis - our political reporter Benedict Collins speaks to several people about this including the former Associate health… Audio
Mass overdose linked to common travel sickness drug
A drug commonly found in travel sickness tablets is the only substance identified in a chemical cocktail behind a mass overdose among a group of backpackers in Perth.
Californians get recreational marijuana for 2018
Californians will be able to have a very chilled out New Year's Day, when recreational marijuana is legalised.
The state voted in favour of the move more than a year ago but it's taken this long for… Audio
Mexico's drug war
It's been more than a decade since the Mexican government launched a crackdown on drugs, but violence is still rife on the streets.
Deaths and injuries often go unreported for fear of retribution… Audio
Drug-accused Aust grandmother evades death sentence
An Australian woman has escaped the death penalty after being found not guilty of drug trafficking charges in Malaysia.
Drugs in sport
Another famous athlete has failed a drugs test. Cyclist Chris Froome could be stripped of his Vuelta title after testing positive for excess levels of the asthma medication, Salbutamol. Audio
Urgent need to increase addiction services - Health Minister
Addiction services are under-funded and more treatment facilities are urgently needed, Minister of Health David Clark says. Video, Audio
Could a pill replace exercise?
Do you fancy living longer, having better sex, increasing your memory, and building muscle tone while burning fat?! With reputed benefits like these it's no wonder that the search is on for a… Audio
High levels of meth found in Whangarei wastewater
Drug users in Whangarei are estimating to be using nearly four times the amount of methamphetamine compared to those in Christchurch. Audio
Two arrested after massive meth bust in South Island
Two men have been arrested in Christchurch after 49 kilograms of methamphetamine - worth $50 million - was smuggled into the country.
Drug-related killings 'certainly require investigation' - PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will tell the Philippine president there have been too many killings in his war against drugs.
