'My best friend': Meth-fuelled driver kills brother on hunting trip
Keely-Shaye Albert had never held a licence and was driving on a private road.
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‘My daughter nearly died’: Mum of addict shares harrowing details of meth ordeal
It is estimated 19 people are affected by one person’s use of the drug.
Volume of cocaine consumed in NZ jumps more than 90 per cent
There has also been a tenfold increase in people in their 60s and 70s using cannabis.
Duo claims MMA-trained intruder's attack warranted fatal stabbing, head kick
The co-defendants were trained in kung fu. One said punching officer also was defensive.
'Biggest red flag': Teen victim reveals how to spot sexual grooming
'It happens so easily and you don’t even realise before it’s too late.'
Cocaine ‘super cartel’ member sentenced to life in Dutch prison
Financial Times: Boss allegedly in 'super cartel' that supplied third of Europe's cocaine.
Prince Harry will be 'on his own' if Trump wins
Trump criticised Prince Harry for an ‘unforgivable’ betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.
Harry's US visa at centre of court case
'No one should be above the law when it comes to applying for immigration status.'
Woman who helped cop killer flee murder scene jailed for longer term after meth supply raid
The commercial meth enterprise started not long after her High Court sentencing.
Prison dogs discover meth hidden in desk-top fan addressed to inmate
Dogs Baz and Bindi prevent crystal meth and cannabis from entering the prison system.
Fiji police seize 12kg of cocaine packed with kava
Authorities from Lautoka seized a carton containing 12 silver packets full of the drug.
Franz is taking recovery one step at a time - all along SH1
Franz Oliver Lindsay hopes to raise awareness of the perils of addictions.
'Evil': Auckland man sexually abused baby boy, victimised adults too
“I have felt soulless ever since," one of his many victims said.
'Highly valuable market': US issues warning over Kiwi fentanyl fears
In 2022, 12 people in Masterton overdosed on fentanyl within 48 hours.
NZ's most defiant suspended driver? Judge can't imagine bigger rule-breaker
Ashlee Broomfield crashed his motorbike and left his pillion passenger at the scene.
Former world champion athlete pleads not guilty to drug charges in Auckland
The athlete has elected trial by jury and been remanded in custody.
Fentanyl killer watches millionaire couple die via phone app after poisoning them
The alleged killer rewrote their will after killing them with the powerful opioid.
'Self-hatred and disgust': Victim in teen prostitution ring speaks out
A Rotorua couple behind illegal teen prostitution ring have been sentenced.
Is weed legal in Thailand? Thai government u-turn on legal cannabis tourism
Just 18 months after Thailand voted to make cannabis legal it could be backtracking.
Church leader plotted with US rapper, baggage handlers to smuggle $8m of meth into NZ
He used his 'mana' in the community to recruit young men into the scheme, the Crown says.
Child killer fights murder sentence, says meth addiction should have been considered
Two-year-old Nevaeh was found face-down in water with two large rocks on top of her.
‘Drug deal gone wrong’: Man pleads guilty to manslaughter
Man charged with murder admits he stabbed two men, but says he did not mean to kill them.
Letters: Toll all motorways; pseudoephedrine's benefits not 'enormous'
OPINION: Quite simply, we must find a better way of funding transport, a reader writes.
No drug-test Enhanced Games grossly irresponsible, says anti-doping chief
Chief executive accuses Enhanced Games organisers of putting profit before health.
From meth addict to building apprentice: How a mother of two turned her life around
Bex Chapman hopes sharing her story can inspire others on the journey to recovery.
Man killed, disposed of daughter like 'yesterday’s trash.' His lawyer says he didn’t kill her
The man’s lawyer claims the last person who saw her alive was the man’s estranged wife.
Government's arrival at Waitangi, Christchurch fire and drug safety checking | Focus Morning Bulletin February 5, 2024
All eyes are on Government MPs ahead of their arrival in Waitangi, works to control a large vegetation fire in Christchurch and the Drug Foundation sets up harm reduction drug checking ahead of Laneway Festival. Video / NZHerald / Getty / Newstalk ZB
Letters: Australasia v China; Covid inquiry a waste
OPINION: 'Isn’t sport supposed to enhance a healthy lifestyle?'
‘Intense drive for violence’: Corrections concerned about Filthy Few gangster
Corrections wants to monitor David Stephenson closely now he's back in the community.
Secret compartments and suitcases full of money: Meth syndicate's 'cash custodian' sentenced
The church-going defendant “holds himself up as an example of what can go wrong”.
Unprovoked killing: Youth social worker stabbed stranger with knives in both fists
Joshua Timoti was suffering psychosis, but what role did methamphetamine play?
Queenstown cocaine dealer loses name suppression
A former mortgage broker earned between $17k and $29k over 14 months from dealing.
'He was a ticking time bomb': Man stabbed sex worker over $250 drug debt
Tahi-O-Hurae Rangiawha took his grievance into his own hands with serious consequences.
Pair deny attempted murder after innocent family caught in crossfire
An upstanding family man was lucky to dodge death in one of the Comanchero shootings.