Notorious meth dealer: 'I wanted to be a dealer with a heart'
Serenity Grace Tebbutt was visibly shocked as she was jailed for supply drugs.
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The video shows the man attacking a pensioner before he is Tasered by police and arrested.
'Witchcraft': Psychotic man who died in police custody saw ghosts before brutal attack on pensioner
A coroner says it is possible the prisoner suffocated while wearing a spit hood.
'Best thing for our marriage': How ecstasy use is on the rise among older Kiwis
Ecstasy is the second most commonly used illicit drug in New Zealand after cannabis.
'Terrified': Mobster on meth carjacks couple, speeds off sitting on driver
Woman pinned to seat by tattooed gangster struggled to breathe, says judge.
Woman's crucial role as mule for a jailhouse drug ring
When Freedom Walker visited her partner in jail, she took meth and cannabis with her.
Meth addict had been up for three days when he stabbed stranger on Auckland bus
'I don’t know why the male attacked me. I was just trying to help him.'
Man sobs as jury acquits him on serious drug charge
The Crown said there were too many coincidences linking the man to the meth lab.
Man arrested in Greenhithe for drug and ammunition possession
The man was charged with the possession of GBL [also known as Fantasy or Liquid Ecstasy].
Unaddressed trauma and grief: Why teen stabbed a heavily pregnant woman
Court told the 19yo had lured the woman to an address under false pretences.
Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'
Convicted offender Ashley Hillis wants to show that people can change for the better.
Woman accuses police of deleting footage related to clan lab
A woman says she and her partner had nothing to do with a meth lab.
'Injured mana': Reformed criminal turned drug counsellor sought $700,000 compensation
Paora Sweeney wanted a marae-based apology from the prison manager for 'injury' to mana.
120kg drug bust: Man caught near ship claims he was 'practising to become a boat captain'
Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.
Coca-Cola, Canadian Club, Cody's... and a clandestine lab
Police allege the cans link the defendant to a clan lab in the lower Kaimai Ranges.
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Do you know what's in the cold & flu medicines now available again without a prescription?
'I ran the toughest race on the planet to get over my cocaine addiction'
Drugs ruled Chris Slater during his 20s. Five years later he ran across the Sahara.
Hidden bush lab: Meth 'bomb' so big it had to be choppered out
The 'terraced' lab was covered in camouflage netting and dug into the side of steep bush.
New Zealand on high alert as deadly 'new fentanyl' sweeps Europe/US
Drug safety advocates are increasingly worried nitazenes will infiltrate New Zealand.
Unlicensed, speeding and high: Young driver kills two, gets home detention
Victim's family question sentence imposed by court.
He was an 83-year-old Justice of the Peace - he laundered $500k for meth ring
Herbert Armitage was a JP and a keen bowler - he was laundering money on the side.
$7m cocaine bust: Auckland police smash Australian organised crime cell
Two men arrested after $7 million worth of cocaine found in shipping container.
Woman loses ability to move legs after ‘nangs’ nitrous oxide overdose
Auckland woman says she was using nitrous oxide to numb the pain of a back injury.
A meth lab, 14kg of cannabis, $120k cash allegedly found hidden in dense bush
A man and woman are on trial for their alleged involvement in a large meth lab.
'Sophisticated and intelligent criminal' gets law degree while on electronic bail
Mason Helm put GPS trackers on Ford utes, cloned their keys, then stole them.
'Don't call police or we'll come back': Gangsters attack man in violent home invasion
Police later seized Daniel Natua's gang patch and gun cache after raiding his home.
Letters: Pseudoephedrine fears for pharmacies, elderly migrants suffering in silence
OPINION: 'I anticipate a huge increase in ram raids and armed hold-ups.'
Nicki Minaj’s arrest at Amsterdam airport highlights legal weed confusion
Fact check: Is weed actually legal in the Netherlands?
'It's astonishing': Road safety advocates welcome long-awaited roadside drug testing
The Government has moved on getting roadside drug testing by the end of the year.
'Govt sanctioned cultivation of cannabis': Judge's concern about legal scheme
Licensed cannabis growers can currently legally obtain illicit seeds and plants.
US daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking
An estimated 17.7 million Americans reported using marijuana daily.
‘Facebook probably knows I sell drugs’ Social media threatens future prospects
OPINION: Social media is used to sell drugs all over the world and NZ is just as guilty.
‘Houdini’ police escape artist jailed for part in Mongrel Mob meth manufacture
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