PremiumPremiumPolitics‘Lifting our game’: Minister on saving key programme to fight growing meth problemAs meth consumption skyrockets, the police budget to fight it is being squeezed.16 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandOperation finds kids 'implicated' in cannabis dealing, police sayOfficers searched four Ōpōtiki properties as part of an operation targeting drug dealing.16 Oct 06:42 AM
EntertainmentHotel worker's Liam Payne confession after star's tragic deathHe claims staff carried Payne to his room instead of calling an ambulance. 16 Oct 02:33 AM
PremiumPremiumAnalysisJared SavageSix things New Zealand can do to fight organised crime – before it’s too lateOrganised crime is the top threat to NZ's national security. Here's what needs to be done.12 Oct 04:00 PM
World'Put your balloons down': Woman who warned of nitrous oxide dangers dies days laterLoved ones marked her farewell with pink balloons and her favourite songs.12 Oct 07:00 AM
CrimeTeen charged after evading police and speeding at twice the limit in Auckland Cannabis for supply was found in the vehicle, police said after the arrest.11 Oct 08:32 AM
Crime‘A dumb decision’: Teen caught red-handed after drug package booby-trapped with dyeA dye trap linked Grayson Erihe-Riwhi and Liam Lomas to the fake delivery.11 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandInside the raids that uncovered a massive West Auckland drug operationOfficers also seized MDMA, ketamine and a large stash of cash.10 Oct 04:51 AM
Herald NOWDrug law, Jobseeker cuts and budget bluesNational’s Paul Goldsmith and Labour’s Ginny Anderson join Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW.Watch09 Oct 06:45 PM
New ZealandMan leaps into van as thief drives off with it, suffers injuries in crashJacob Blake embarked on a lengthy crime spree fuelled by his meth addiction. 09 Oct 07:00 AM
Politics'Colossal failure': New report rips into punitive drug laws, argues for health-based decriminalisation'Our drug laws are unsafe and the status quo is untenable' – NZ Drug Foundation 08 Oct 07:30 PM
EntertainmentTrump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has asked him for a pardonThe 55-year-old rapper was jailed for four years and two months last month.07 Oct 07:02 PM
New Zealand'The worst nightmare': Man who used meth to boost gym results became delusional, killed his father Basil Anderson jnr thought he'd been hypnotised and was under his father's 'mind control'.06 Oct 04:30 AM
New Zealand$7.3m cocaine bust: 21kg found stashed in container at Port of TaurangaCustoms has intercepted more than 430kg of cocaine at the port so far this year.05 Oct 11:58 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsKiwis are drinking less, and violent crime is dropping. New data shows how the two relateThe number of victims of alcohol-related violent offending is dropping. 05 Oct 08:31 PM
PremiumPremiumCrime'I think it’s possible to get away with it': Words haunt drug traffickerThe UK national had just been sentenced in Spain.04 Oct 04:00 AM
New ZealandMaple syrup meth case: Three men jailed for role in NZ's biggest border bustAll of the defendants were in their 20s at the time of the offending.03 Oct 04:06 AM
CrimeFirearm pointed at motorist leads police to discover 20kg of cannabis chocolates, drug operationA father and son were involved in the drug activity, which included 1108 infused sweets.03 Oct 03:00 AM
World17 killed in Ecuador prison riot as gang clashes escalateOfficials say about 500 inmates have been killed in Ecuador’s prisons since 2021.25 Sep 10:08 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Role models not drugs should enhance sportOPINION: The Enhanced Games are not a winner.23 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Reckless': Police find man asleep at wheel of jackknifed van in late-night rural road crashThe man is due in court today charged with meth and driving offences. 21 Sep 08:11 PM
PremiumPremiumCrimeDuped Canadian drug mule claimed she thought she was smuggling paintings, not $4.55m of meth'We’re sure this is legal, right?' the woman asked before coming to NZ with a mystery bag.20 Sep 10:00 PM
New ZealandStash of guns, cash found in Auckland Airbnb: Cops bust alleged drug-smuggling ringEleven people have been arrested, nearly $1m in cash seized, haul of drugs taken. 19 Sep 05:56 AM
CrimeMan caught peddling drugs in rehab while on bail for dealingMichael Clark was caught with 207g of meth in his room.18 Sep 08:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldCalifornia judge gets 35 years to life for fatally shooting his wifePolice later found 48 firearms and 26,000 rounds of ammunition at his home.18 Sep 02:08 AM
NRLKiwis and Rabbitohs star fronts court over drugs chargesHe faces allegations of supplying drugs.18 Sep 12:42 AM
New ZealandNut today: Customs bust $9m drug haul hidden in macadamia nut parcelsA parcel with over 2kg of meth was traced to a 31-year-old Waihī man.16 Sep 11:22 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsLatest crime data show chances of prison sentence at all-time high; 'staggering' rise in drug-use chargesThe number of charges for drug use has risen to where it was before a key 2019 law change.16 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldWoman jailed for 25 years in Dubai for 'single line of cocaine'Mia O'Brien was jailed after a one-day trial conducted entirely in Arabic.14 Sep 04:59 AM
New Zealand‘Should have been you, boy’: Emotions run high at sentencing of motorcyclist who caused fatal crash The pair met that fateful day but only one would survive the night.08 Sep 07:21 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNomads, Mongrel Mob gangs locked in dangerous feud in two North Island regions Police describe events as 'dangerous gang activity' and have offered to mediate.07 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandKiller drug driver revealed as gang member acquitted for murder of doctorGarth Thompson, 51, pleaded guilty to meth-fuelled crash charges.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWeed smokers at risk of organ damage from chemical-soaked cannabisCannabis smokers risk organ failure from chemicals commonly used to grow the drug06 Sep 12:00 AM
Entertainment'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty over Matthew Perry's deathJasveen Sangha could face over six decades in prison after admitting to a bevy of charges.03 Sep 06:30 PM
