New ZealandHeroin mule risked deathA gifted student risked a death sentence to smuggle $200,000 worth of heroin from Thailand to Australia after being pressured by her boyfriend.19 Jan 04:30 PM
EntertainmentGiving up the booze to play a drunkardDenzel Washington gave up booze to play an alcoholic in <i>Flight</i> over fears the role could prompt a drinking binge.15 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrug man beat cops to $500k cashA rubbish bag full of $500,000 buried in the backyard of a major drug manufacturer was dug up under the cover of darkness by an associate after the property was seized by police.10 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCasino caught up in drugs op againRoyce Duncan claimed his success as a gambler - not a methamphetamine manufacturer - was the reason he could afford so many expensive toys, such as a 15.2m (50ft) launch.10 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandNorthland MP backs drug bustNorthland Labour MP Shane Jones has backed a call for people to leave it to police to deal with methamphetamine manufacturing at Whangape on the Far North west coast.03 Jan 09:10 PM
New ZealandCoroner warns of cannabis risksA coroner has recommended that boaties should be warned about the dangers of smoking cannabis.23 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrink blinds teen on holidayA teenager has reportedly been blinded after drinking a methanol-laced cocktail in Bali.23 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi Kronic 'king' on bail in OzNew Zealand's "king" of legal cannabis faces trafficking charges in Australia after allegedly being found with a "commercial quantity" of drugs.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandP risk stops auction of houseA house sale was halted during a packed auction after a forensic consultant announced the property was contaminated by P making.08 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionKevin Tamati: Animal testing of drugs justified to save livesDrug policy has to start from a base of logic, writes Kevin Tamati. "Peter Dunne has reasoned that it's the health consequences that provide a rationale."05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandDelusions triggered attackA man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia tried to kill his brother-in-law days after being released from a mental health unit at Auckland Hospital.22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandTip off led to meth lab, court toldA tip-off by a suspicious Bunnings employee led to the discovery of a Rotorua drug manufacturing operation, a court has heard.21 Nov 04:28 AM
New ZealandNo takers on drug tourism proposalPrime Minister and Tourism Minster John Key won't be drawn into the debate over legalising cannabis to aid tourism, using Northland as a trial area.21 Nov 02:17 AM
New ZealandCrime syndicates target IslandsSouth Pacific islands are being targeted by crime syndicates as bases from which to smuggle drugs and guns to New Zealand and Australia.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSportsmen convicted in drugs plotFive men with links to Auckland sport and the underworld have been convicted of trying to buy a huge stash of P in Tonga. But it never existed.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandJail term for gang member's drug buyA gang member primarily responsible for the misappropriation of $20,000 of government funds for the gang to buy cannabis has been jailed for four years.14 Nov 09:53 PM
New Zealand'Cannabis capital' proposal for NorthlandCannabis law reformers want Northland, the "cannabis capital of New Zealand," to trial marijuana liberalisation in a bid to increase tourism.13 Nov 09:47 PM
WorldNew doubts over drug warA group of Latin American leaders yesterday declared that votes by two American states to legalise cannabis have important implications for efforts to quash drug smuggling.13 Nov 04:30 PM
