Drugs
NZ cancer drug funding the 'survival of the richest'
Cancer Society's Medical Director Chris Jackson has called the way some of his patients can afford better cancer drugs than others "survival of the richest", while oncologists throughout NZ call on… Video, Audio
Man sentenced to more than 3 years for part in cocaine deal
The man who went on the run for a year after a botched cocaine deal, involving the class A drug being hidden in a diamante-encrusted horse head, has been jailed. Video, Audio
Calls to beef up reporting of adverse drug side effects
Research has shown that throughout the world, the side effects of medications are significantly under reported. In New Zealand the monitoring system relies on voluntary reports by GPs or patients to… Audio
Professor Ed Gane and Wendy Overy discuss Hepatitis C cure
There's been some good news for the around 50,000 New Zealanders who have Hepatitis C. A drug capable of curing the disease, Maviret, will be fully funded by Pharmac and be available from October… Audio
National accused of playing politics with medicinal cannabis bill
Claims that National's suggestions on the medicinal cannabis bill were ignored during the select committee process are offensive, says Labour MP Louisa Wall. Audio
National reveals details of medicinal cannabis bill
National Party leader Simon Bridges has unveiled a plan for a law change that would treat medicinal cannabis the same as any other pharmacist-only medicine. Video
Insight: Money Laundering in NZ
New anti-money laundering regulations have come into effect. But some question if they will make any difference. Jeremy Rose investigates money laundering in New Zealand and the attempts to counter… Audio
Toronto chief medical officer suggests drug decriminalization
In Toronto, population three million, the city's medical officer of health, Toronto's top public health official, Dr. Eileen de Villa, says the time has come now to decriminalize all drugs for… Audio
Drug testing of waste water
Speaking of the Tasman District Council, it wants drug testing of our water to see who takes what drugs where. Tasman DC has previously asked for random drug testing of car drivers generally. Audio
Calls for national wastewater testing after meth use revealed
A wastewater study's revealed Auckland's meth problems to be significant highly than many European cities. The Massey led study analysed a week of daily wastewater samples from two Auckland and eight… Audio
High school doping breach one of many
A former secondary school student's four-year ban from rugby after admitting to breaching New Zealand Rugby's Anti-Doping rules is one case of a wider investigation.
More drug-driving deaths than drink-driving - AA study
Drug-impaired drivers are now involved in more fatal crashes than drink-drivers, according to an Automobile Association study of drivers involved in fatal crashes last year. Audio
Moral panic over ‘meth myth’ led to needless evictions
A new report from the government's top science advisor Peter Gluckman has found that there's never been a case of someone getting sick from third-hand exposure to methamphetamine anywhere in the… Video, Audio
Govt points finger at Tonga over meth destined for NZ
The government has pointed the finger at Tonga saying it is a key transit route for methamphetamine and other drugs coming to New Zealand. Political reporter Benedict Collins reports. Video, Audio
Euthanasia advocate fined for importing lethal drug
Euthanasia advocate Susan Austen has been fined for importing a drug which New Zealand woman Annemarie Treadwell used to kill herself. Video, Audio
Cracking El Chapo's drug cartel
The gripping behind-the-scenes story of the manhunt for America's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has just been published. Hunting El Chapo: Taking Down the World's Most Wanted Drug… Audio, Gallery
Primary school children taking methamphetamine to school
Methamphetamine has become so endemic in New Zealand there are now reports of primary-age children taking the drug to school. Video, Audio
Broken Bad: A country in the grip of meth
A baby survives on Milo. A woman has her teeth knocked out. A grandfather avoids his own home. This is daily life in a country teeming with methamphetamine.
Insight: Imprisoned by meth
Insight's reporter Teresa Cowie heads inside prison to find out more about the impact of New Zealand's meth epidemic. Video, Audio
Drug raids across Bay of Plenty and East Coast
More than two dozen people have been arrested and drugs, guns and cash have been seized after the police carried out raids against the Mongrel Mob across the Bay of Plenty.
