Chaos after Katikati magic mushroom tea party

Three Bay men got more than they bargained for when their magic mushroom tea party spiralled out of control.

One of the participants had a severe hallucinogenic episode after drinking the toxic brew and injured himself while smashing windows at the Katikati address.

Police were called to restrain him and he had to be taken to hospital after sustaining multiple lacerations. A second man fell violently ill 10 minutes after consuming the drug.

The third man ended up in court facing charges that could have attracted a life sentence.

In Tauranga District Court this week Christopher Andrew Carey, 28, who pleaded guilty to two charges of supplying a Class A drug, avoided a jail sentence but received a stern warning from the judge over his offending.

The court was told that on June 3 this year Carey was socialising with two friends at a Katikati property.

He took 40 to 50 magic mushrooms containing the Class A drug psilocybin to the address. Carey made up cups of tea laced with the mushrooms, which the men shared.

The associates knew the tea contained the drug.

Carey's lawyer Duncan McWilliam said the case was unique as his client had not suffered an adverse reaction and the associates were willing parties.

Mr McWilliam, who argued for a sentence of community work, said Carey had not appreciated the seriousness of his actions, was remorseful and had offered to pay reparation.

Judge Thomas Ingram said he accepted Carey did not understand the gravity of his offending, which attracted a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and could have resulted in tragic consequences .

"But this is long way removed from a commercial supply of Class A drug case, and in all the circumstances I consider a sentence of 100 hours' community work is appropriate," Judge Ingram said.

Carey was also ordered to pay $200 reparation.