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Attack dogs set on HNZ meth tester

A man employed to test a HNZ property for meth ended up in hospital with severe wounds after being shut in the house's kitchen with two vicious dogs.

Alexander Gillespie: Cannabis debate more urgent than nation's flag

Jarrod Gilbert: Govt stats on gangs 'wildly inaccurate'

Jarrod Gilbert writes: Did we elect idiots or did we elect smart people who have treated the public like idiots?

Legitimacy of drug ads questioned

Some drug advertisement claims pitched at New Zealand doctors offer no supporting evidence, a new study warns.

Homicide case: 'Drugs in Maggie's body'

Toxicology results from the second autopsy performed on Maggie Watson showed traces of chemicals or drugs in her system, her grandfather claims.

John Roughan: Red tape gives more headaches than liquor

Restrictions and regulations which must be complied with just to sell alcohol have spawned entire industries.

Brian Rudman: NZ should take a leaf out of liberal cannabis law

Drug use a fact of life

Andrew Alderson spoke to two leading figures with contrasting views on possible solutions.

P trial told of sex pills

An undercover agent socialised in the VIP lounge at SkyCity casino to gain the confidence of suspected drug dealers.

War medals stolen for drug money

A Christchurch woman has today admitted stealing her grandfather's war medals and pawning them off to fund her drug habit.

Half of state houses tested found meth

There were 101 state houses in 2014 contaminated with methamphetamine, also known as P, out of 196 that were tested.

Bodybuilder shown death threat text

Marven Yacoub testified that he had been taken from a Burger King against his will by a man called Smokey and two unknown gang associates to an office in Ponsonby.

New drug makes users strip

Known as flakka, effects include hallucinations, rage, delirium, paranoia and a sharp rise in body temperature which leads users to take off their clothes.

Jobs that crave 'stiff drink'

New US government data tells us which industries' employees drink the most and which do the most drugs.

Why making codeine products prescription-only is a good idea

Currently, lower-strength painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin can be bought almost anywhere, while drugs such as Nurofen Plus or Panadeine Forte can be bought only at pharmacies.

Bodybuilder 'kidnapped' over pills

A bodybuilder who became the victim of a kidnapping was allegedly tricked into attending a meeting with his kidnappers.

Bodybuilder kidnapped his 'brother'

An Auckland bodybuilder allegedly arranged the kidnapping of a fellow bodybuilder who considered him to be like a “brother”, in an attempt to avoid being jailed.

Australia steps up pressure

Indonesia ignored Australian Government requests to delay execution notices for Bali Nine drug smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan until after Anzac Day.