Methamphetamine
Warning over off the shelf drug tests
The Employers and Manufacturers Association is sounding a warning about off-the-shelf drug tests being marketed to employers.... saying they need to be aware of the legal aspects of workplace drug… Audio
Methamphetamine use causing issues for police and health sector
Addiction experts say they're not surprised police tasers and pepper spray had no affect on an offender high on methamphetamine. Audio
No 'War on Drugs' - senior cop
Detective Superintendent Virginia Le Bas is the National Manager Organised Crime, and leader of the police gang intelligence centre. She gives a picture of the methamphetamine problem across the… Audio
Two more arrests after massive drug haul
Two more people have been arrested by police over the record methamphetamine haul found in Kaitaia earlier this week.
Don't panic over meth contamination - scientist
People should not panic if their house tests positive for methamphetamine, as it is unlikely to do them any harm, a Massey University scientist says. Video
Risk from meth contamination greatly overstated
A Massey University scientist, Dr Nick Kim, says there may be little to no health risk from living in a house whose previous inhabitants have smoked meth - and current guidelines are being misapplied.
…Standardise test needed for meth house testing
The government is being urged to standardise testing and cleaning practices for houses contaminated with methamphetamine.
Further arrests possible after massive meth bust
Police aren't ruling out further arrests in relation to the country's biggest ever haul of methamphetamine, found in Kaitaia. Audio
Far North locals praised for role in intercepting drug haul
More on the huge methamphetamine bust in Northland. Far North District Mayor John Carter is delighted his community was instrumental in the seizure of what amounts to half a billion dollars worth of… Audio
Police Commissioner details response to big meth shipments
Police investigating the huge meth haul in Kaitaia have just announed another arrest in this case. Audio
Massive meth haul astonishes Kaitaia locals
Locals in Kaitaia are praising the police for seizing half a ton of methamphetamine in the Far North. Audio
Kaitaia locals praise police for Far North meth seizure
Locals in Kaitaia are praising the police for seizing half a ton of methamphetamine in the Far North. Audio
More meth found in record drug bust
Police investigating a huge meth seizure in Northland say they have found more of the drug buried in sand dunes, bringing the total to 494kg. Video, Audio
An expert in chemistry talks about what p contamination is
Dr Nick Kim, a senior lecturer in Applied Environmental Chemistry at Massey University's School of Public Health sheds some light on what contamination means when it comes to methamphetamine levels in… Audio
Customs operators seize $20m of meth
Auckland Airport Customs operators have intercepted methamphetamine worth an estimated $20m, with 20 kilograms of the class A drug seized from two Czech Republic nationals. Audio
'Free' travel costs four years in jail
It all sounded too good to be true - free travel, expenses and accommodation. And for an American couple jailed today for importing meth into NZ, it was.
Kids caught up in meth busts
Children younger than five have been caught up in a major police investigation into the methamphetamine trade in Gisborne and Rotorua.
Police bust large scale meth ring.
The police have found more than $300,000 worth of chemicals used to make methamphetamine hidden in tyres, during a large-scale operation into an alleged meth ring. Audio
Housing NZ to step up meth testing and claw back costs
Housing New Zealand is stepping up its testing for methamphetamine use in state houses - with a view to socking former tenants for clean-up costs. Audio
Housing NZ chases tenants for $54,000 meth damage
Housing New Zealand is looking to recoup 54-thousand-dollars from two tenants who contaminated their state houses with methamphetamine. Audio
