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'Legalise it': Sam Neill urges 'yes' in cannabis referendum

"NEW ZEALANDERS ! Kiwis everywhere! Make sure you vote in this vital election."

John Roughan: Legalisation sends completely the wrong message

OPINION: John Roughan on the lighter referendum.

Pharmacist who stole drugs to feed addiction has registration cancelled

The pharmacist said temptation got the better of him when he was caught stealing drugs.

Ross Bell: Why I believe Jacinda Ardern is a 'yes' voter on cannabis

Opinion: The Prime Minister is resolutely coy on her cannabis vote. Here's what I think.

Mega meth bust sentencing: Australian jailed over 109kg of concealed drugs

Defence: 'He has made a grave mistake, there is no doubt about it.'

Schapelle Corby opens up in rare interview

The convicted drug smuggler says she "doesn't care" what people think of her.

Reeferendum: Public Health Association throws weight behind 'yes' vote

"Prohibition not effective and in some cases is directly increasing harm and inequities."

Child to be discharged from hospital after consuming potent fantasy drug

The child was rushed to hospital after ingesting an illicit substance.

Cannabis referendum: 10 pros and cons of legalising drug

A guide to the main arguments for and against cannabis legalisation.

Why NZ may have seen the last of killer 'zombie' drug

Linked to 64 deaths, there's now a 'complete absence' of zombie drug AMB-Fubinaca in NZ.

Royal staff jailed for cocaine-fuelled rave amid lockdown

The guardsmen attended a booze and cocaine-fuelled "mini-rave" at a riverside park.

Focus Live: Judith Collins announces National's plan to tackle meth

On a visit to Hawke's Bay National Party Leader Judith Collins announced new plans to tackle the drug on a national and regional level. Video / HBT

Cannabis referendum raises questions over its medicinal use

The biggest area of confusion for cannabis is whether medicinal cannabis will be legal.

Hawkesby: Clearing the air about cannabis misinformation

Comment: Lack of balance in the debate about legalising recreational cannabis.

Covid leads to concerns over elder abuse, youth drug taking

Abuse and drug-use are two issues raised in a new social care report for Queenstown.

Man sentenced for meth-fuelled accident that killed his baby son

The driver, who had been smoking meth, overtook on a blind corner near Waiouru.

Diamante horse head case: Pair appeal sentence

The drugs had an estimated street value of up to $14 million.

Mt Eden bus crash tragedy: Dad on drugs in crash which killed him, baby son

Chris Tobin and his son, 16-month-old, Jack died after Tobin drove into the path of a bus.