PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Why election 2020 is going to be uglyThe cannabis referendum is likely become more enmeshed in party politics than euthanasia.06 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPete McKenzie: We already know how to control cannabis useComment: Tobacco has shown the way to reduce consumption, so let's roll with it.03 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentScribe six months clean and eyeing comeback'Not Many' rapper credits rehab with helping him get his mind right.23 Nov 10:10 PM
New ZealandSuicide by cop? Desperate man claims he goaded officers into shooting himAccused had been "in the full expectation the police would shoot back ... and kill him".20 Nov 02:43 AM
New Zealand'Concoction of chemicals' warning: Man suffers seizure in barBar patron was taken outside by friends and became unresponsive.19 Nov 11:04 PM
New ZealandChildcare teacher censured for growing dopeTeacher did not disclose cannabis charge when she applied for registration.18 Nov 07:07 AM
New ZealandAlcohol causes more harm than cannabis, says addiction expertThe political focus on cannabis reform is drowning out debate on the bigger problem.15 Nov 10:01 PM
World'Legs aren't working': Girl's fatal error that caused drug deathInquest into festival drug deaths has revealed the split-second decision made by teen.08 Nov 06:22 AM
New ZealandInternational drug conspiracy: Four jailed in relation to offendingThe Crown alleged someone inside postal services, perhaps even Customs, was helping.06 Nov 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: Meth policy poor with a capital PCOMMENT: Simple solutions do not address crime. Yet we fall for them all the time.05 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPunches and death threats - a GP's journey in treating addictsMount doctor is one of a handful of GPs in NZ who treat those with dependency issues.02 Nov 04:52 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInside the Mob: How one gang chapter is trying to rid itself of meth'It could ruin us. The last 36 years is just going to go down the drain.'01 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandHistoric sentence: Meth addicts get home detentionBurglars stole $250,000 from one drugs "safe house." Police took $270,000 from another.01 Nov 04:08 AM
New ZealandFour Square sells 3.8 tonnes of poppy seeds, loses liquor licenseDifficult to escape the impression they are being used for 'psychoactive properties'01 Nov 03:41 AM
New ZealandLandlord sets up camera, busts Auckland meth cooks coming day and nightDamage by a tenant was so bad they had to take out a mortgage to pay for the cleanup.31 Oct 04:31 AM
New ZealandMcLaren Falls death: Offender has jail term quashedWoman jailed in relation to gang killing has sentence quashed due to unfair court report.26 Oct 08:27 PM
WorldAussie city with world's highest meth useA study has identified one Aussie city as the world's methamphetamine hotspot.24 Oct 08:55 PM
New ZealandWasted: Drug testing shows Kiwis using $8.9 million in illicit substances each weekWhat drugs are Kiwis using, and how much? New wastewater testing results reveal all.20 Oct 07:34 PM
New ZealandNZ First to rethink pill testing at music festivalsSeveral MPs opposed the idea in a public clash over the issue.19 Oct 09:43 PM
New ZealandSnapchat 'where most people' in their 20s buy drugs in NZMega dose MDMA Punisher tablets are for sale on Snapchat in NZ, mirroring trends overseas.12 Oct 04:00 PM
Lifestyle'How fast someone is affected': Mum shows son's downward spiralThe shocking photos were taken just seven months apart.11 Oct 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhy gang member numbers have risen 30 per centPolitical leaders and senior police speak out.11 Oct 02:14 AM
New ZealandSimon Bridges on drug testing at festivalsSimon Bridges on drug testing at festivalsWatch08 Oct 09:53 PM
New ZealandMike Hosking talks to PM Jacinda Ardern about the government's approach to drugsReplay: Mike Hosking talks to PM Jacinda Ardern about the government's approach to drugsWatch07 Oct 05:51 PM
New ZealandMeth prices plummet, sparking fears of more usersPrices for methamphetamine continue to drop around the country despite big seizures.07 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Dropped drug-testing scheme is a bitter pillEDITORIAL: It's a given that people will stumble down the foolhardy road of drug taking.07 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDreams destroyed: Man killed by drugged driver was trying to start familyFamily of a man killed by a drink driver high on meth speak out after sentencing.07 Oct 07:00 AM
New Zealand'Wasted': Killer driver consumed booze, meth before crashMan sentenced for causing fatal crash while under influence of drugs and alcohol07 Oct 12:25 AM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Winston the voice of reason in a Govt soft on drugsCOMMENT: Allowing drug tests at concerts is the mentality of complete surrender.06 Oct 06:05 PM
New Zealand'He was jerking and thrashing': New drug concerns as concertgoers hospitalisedHospitalisations and crazed behaviour at Auckland concert raise fears of new drug.05 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCrimeKevin Hollingsworth - it's been nine years since his last meth hit's unvarnished storyIt's been nine years since Kevin Hollingsworth had his last puff of P.05 Oct 10:01 AM
New ZealandDrug-fuelled 'insanity': Concertgoers climb huge marqueeThree concertgoers critical after bad drugs, many others climbed the 25m-high tent.05 Oct 01:36 AM
New ZealandThree in critical condition after taking bad drugs at Auckland dance eventConcertgoers were seen "chewing their lips off" at Mt Smart's Listen In event last night.04 Oct 06:46 PM
New ZealandCar-jacking terror: Nun attacked by woman high on LSDWoman who tried to carjack nun and her brother jailed for two years.03 Oct 04:00 PM
