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Death fears over smuggled booze into NZ.
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A British man imported a 123yo piano into NZ. And that's when trouble began
An English immigrant was stunned to lose his 1895 piano because it had ivory keys.
Meth plague at record levels, P-related arrests nearly doubling
Meth is spreading across NZ at record rates.
Big Read: How Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating NZ
There has been an increase of drugs coming to New Zealand from South America.
Bat's head seized at NZ border
Traveller declared a bat's head at Auckland Airport, saying his family had eaten the rest.
Working dogs get their day at police, customs graduation
Barking mad celebration as police and customs dogs graduate to front-line duties.
Kiwi company fined for exporting plane parts to North Korea
A Kiwi-made airplane was flown into North Korean airspace on Christmas Day, 2015.
Takata airbag recall comes into effect
Used car sellers are also banned from selling any affected vehicles within the country.
Budget a good start but more needed to fix twin plagues, say Sallies and Union
Funding for housing and addressing child poverty a good start some say, but more is needed
American in $1.3m cocaine bust at Auckland Airport
Man in court after bid to smuggle 3kg of cocaine into country in false-bottom suitcase.
Man arrested for importing child sex doll
Timaru man the first Kiwi to be charged for importing a child sex doll.
Drug-dealer dad: 'It's not free to raise these kids'
Dunedin chef jailed after pleading guilty to bringing ecstasy in the country.
'Baby-faced' drug dealer beats jail, can go home to parents
A teen was caught importing drugs from all over the world via the dark net.
'Amazon tax': Online overseas purchases to incur GST
Government set to announce further measures for Kiwis buying online.
The Big Read: Inside story behind a schoolboy drug ring
How did two best friends go straight from school to a global drug importing scheme?
Piles of recyclables mount in wake of China's waste ban
Stockpiles mounting around NZ as recycling companies deal with China's foreign waste ban.
Methamphetamine smuggler jailed for 10 years
A 23-year-old used different names and addresses to smuggle 11.6 kilograms of meth.
Jessica returns home after fleeing to India
A Facebook post by family member Sarah Doody says Jessica has returned home.
Ecstasy busts: International drug lords target NZ
Authorities say high prices attracting international gangs. Drug Foundation disagrees.
Autistic woman in India: 'Nothing can be done'
Family of autistic woman plan next step after Indian police say they cannot send her home.
Airbag recall website tops 1 million views
More than 200,000 drivers have checked to see whether their car is part of the recall.
Autistic woman in India 'brainwashed': Distraught dad
"The whole situation is just a nightmare," her distraught dad says.
Family fears for autistic NZ woman 'lost' in India
Family desperate to find the 24-year-old: "We just need to get her home".
EDs asked to join screening effort for dodgy new drugs
EDs seeing new wave of ultra-potent synthetic drugs are being invited to join new effort.
Deadly opiate fentanyl found at a Kiwi festival
The addictive synthetic opioid is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.
Canadian man jailed for smuggling $8m meth into NZ
The man had come to New Zealand on a 'holiday'.
Men wanted after multi-million dollar meth bust
Police are hunting two men linked to a multi-million dollar methamphetamine seizure.
Bikie busters: Police move on Australian gangs in NZ
Busy port and Australian gangs the targets of new police squad in Tauranga.
Ecstasy smugglers jailed for nearly 6 years
Drug couriers caught smuggling MDMA blame each other.
The 'Mr Big' of NZ's meth import scene
A Bandidos gang member was sentenced to 15 years for distributing class A drugs.
Bandidos member sentenced to 15 years prison
A Bandidos gang member has been sent to prison for the importation of drugs.
Court increases 'catcher's' jail term
Reghardt Roux tried smuggling liquid ecstasy into NZ while on bail
Car importer $5000 out of pocket
A luxury car importer is thousands out of pocket after a customs brokerage went bust.
Aussie centipede hitches ride to NZ on suitcase
Auckland man finds 12cm centipede in luggage after arriving from Australia.