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Housing NZ plans P-lab crackdown
Housing New Zealand is putting tenants who manufacture the drug P in state houses on notice.

Auckland mayor not surprised by P-lab on own street
A clandestine meth lab found on one of the country's poshest streets shows the drug can make its way into all communities, street resident and Auckland City Mayor John Banks says.

Drug bust on exclusive Auckland street
Two men and one woman will face drug-related charges after the discovery of a P-lab on one of Auckland's most elite streets.

Carer dad says Ryall should 'give us our due'
Cliff Robinson has a message for Health Minister Tony Ryall: "Show some sense and good grace and give us our due."

Homosexuals being used as 'scapegoats' by flawed governments
Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

ACC's 'offensive' email
An ACC staff member emailed a recent widow saying: "Just so you know ... I am not God and therefore I do not determine when people live or die".

UK's one-time youngest lottery winner found dead
Britain's one-time youngest ever lottery winner has been found in the isolated bungalow where he lived alone.

Shock over deadly internet choking craze
Children are posting videos on the internet showing them choking other youngsters to the point of collapse.

Knifing threatens ties with India
Australia's fragile relations with India have taken another serious blow.

Models try on charity work for size
The expensive settings and cutting-edge clothes were gone.