New ZealandPM vetoes animal testing for drugsA law change to take synthetic drugs off the shelves will be passed under urgency by tomorrow afternoon.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGerman student expelled for puff of potA German international student has been expelled from school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time.03 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Drug laws now in disarrayIt's possible our politicians haven't a clue what they're doing with drug policy. It's easy to see why.03 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMike Williams: Alcohol court a lifesaverFew politicians leave behind anything much of value. Former Justice Minister Simon Power is an exception, writes Mike Williams.03 May 05:00 PM
WorldKiwi arrested in ThailandA New Zealand ex-pat living in Thailand has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for drug charges, local news organisation reports.02 May 10:05 PM
WorldEchoes of mum in OD deathPeaches Geldof died of a heroin overdose, echoing the death of her mother which had haunted her, it has been reported.01 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandLegal highs pulled from shelvesSynthetic cannabis products will be pulled from shelves faster than the looming Government ban, as users suffer acute psychotic reactions and prolonged withdrawal.01 May 05:45 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Animal testing of drugs may be only wayIf the research produces essential results of value to humanity that cannot be produced in any other way, despite its cruelty, it should be permissible, writes Alexander Gillespie.29 Apr 09:30 PM
New ZealandNumbers seeking help to quit already soaringThe number of people seeking help to quit synthetic cannabis has soared and is expected to rise further next month.28 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandBan on legal highs 'will cost jobs'Makers of synthetic drugs predict the Government's "surprise" ban on their products will force 80 shops to close their doors and 200 staff to lose jobs.28 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandPM: Leaving legal highs on market was a mistakePM John Key says leaving some synthetic drugs on the market was “a mistake” and Government should have banned all products until a rigorous testing regime was in place.28 Apr 02:37 AM
New ZealandLegal-highs ban: Families elatedNew Zealanders whose lives have been blighted by the dangers of legal highs are thrilled by plans to pull them from sale within a fortnight.27 Apr 06:34 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: 'Nice' law creating grim realityIt is still hard to believe New Zealand legalised cannabis last July. The Psychoactive Substances Act applies only to chemical creations of the drug but these are said to be more potent than the plant.25 Apr 10:54 PM
New ZealandTourist city eyes ban on legal highsThe sale of legal highs could be effectively banned in Rotorua from June 5.25 Apr 10:51 PM
New ZealandPre-job testing finds few on drugsJust one in 100 beneficiaries who had pre-employment drug tests under a new government policy showed any sign of drug abuse.21 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandLegal highs can't be banned - DunneA ban on legal highs is not possible because the chemical composition of synthetic cannabis keeps changing, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.15 Apr 10:11 PM
New ZealandGvt 'wimpish' over legal highsNew Zealanders have been let down by a "wimpish'' Government over its refusal to ban psychoactive substances, Napier Mayor Bill Dalton says.04 Apr 10:38 PM
New ZealandProtesting legal highsAuckland teenager Rose started smoking synthetic cannabis with a friend two years ago just to "hang out".04 Apr 03:15 PM
New ZealandTransgender woman could be movedA transgender Oamaru woman sentenced on Wednesday to nine months' imprisonment in a men's jail could apply to be moved to a women's prison.03 Apr 09:18 PM
New ZealandTransgender case a 'tragedy unfolding'A transgender Oamaru woman has been ordered to serve a jail sentence in a men's prison, despite a request for home detention.03 Apr 05:11 AM
New ZealandStudent jailed for online drug operationA Palmerston North student who imported drugs he ordered online has been jailed for four years and 10 months.02 Apr 09:02 PM
New Zealand22-town protest against legal highsA mother who described herself as a "hermit" until a year ago is the central figure in a grassroots nationwide protest against synthetic cannabis31 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandPt Chev house explosionAn explosion in a city-fringe Auckland suburb has terrified residents and alerted police to a suspected P-lab this morning.21 Mar 11:29 PM
New Zealand'Scrap legal-high laws'Kronic, K2, Thai Hi, Giggle, Spice, Dream, Illusion, Ziggy ... are all names of the poison that stole my son, a poison that our government allows to be sold and to destroy lives.21 Mar 03:15 PM
Small BusinessFewer workers stoned on the jobFewer workers are being caught on drugs, despite workplace testing becoming more prevalent, latest figures show.13 Mar 09:07 PM
New ZealandMore legal high shops close as local body powers kick inGovernment regulators have agreed to shut down Hamilton's six "legal high" synthetic drug shops.11 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldBingeing puts strain on schoolsAustralia's teenagers are increasingly becoming trapped in a culture of booze, drugs and gambling.10 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSynthetic LSD use worries health officialsMore tabs of LSD and its deadly synthetic counterpart `N-Bomb' have been seized by police in one month this year than in all of 2012.10 Mar 02:47 AM
New ZealandFour restrained after taking new drugFour men had to be restrained at a party in Christchurch after taking a new and dangerous drug with the nickname N-Bomb.09 Mar 07:20 AM
New ZealandFour in court over upmarket P-labFour people appeared in court today facing charges related to a P lab that was discovered in a central Wellington apartment early today.07 Mar 04:44 AM
New ZealandP-lab found in upmarket apartmentArmed police stumbled onto a P lab in an upmarket Wellington apartment while executing a search warrant just metres from their district headquarters this morning.06 Mar 09:40 PM
