Methamphetamine
New sanctions could push young beneficiaries to P - Drug Foundation
Young beneficiaries who use drugs could turn to methamphetamine to avoid sanctions because it's harder to detect, the Drug Foundation warns.
National's planned powers against gangs 'troubling'
Paula Bennett's suggestion that serious criminals in gangs should have fewer human rights has been labelled troubling and sinister. Audio
Northland's battle against P
New treatment options and dedicated police officers are being used in a bid to stem the harm of methamphetamine in Northland. Audio
New approach to fighting P launched in Northland
The three million dollar Te Ara Oranga methamphetamine demand reduction strategy pilot is being launched by Northland DHB and NZ Police this morning. The plan is to dedicate seven police officers to… Audio
Gang member who threw meth bag on roof says he felt invincible
William Wiki, 35, was sentenced today to six years in prison for possession of more than 100 grams of methamphetamine he was planning to sell around Dunedin. Video, Audio
Operation Nebraska: Drug ringleaders jailed
A man previously jailed for more than 12 years for drug offences has had an extra 10 months added for methamphetamine offending.
Death to Chinese drug dealers
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira is calling for capital punishment for Chinese methamphetamine importers. Audio
New meth-testing rules pointless without regulation - critics
New standards for methamphetamine contamination in houses are pointless if the meth testing industry itself is not regulated, the government has been told.
Insight: Meth - the Human Cost of a Hit
The rise in methamphetamine use in New Zealand is breaking up families, piling the pressure on schools, mental health workers, police and rehabilitation clinics. RNZs Northland reporter, Lois Williams… Audio
Meth use now No 1 cause of family breakdown
The Grandparents raising Grandchildren Trust say the P epidemic is behind almost all family breakdowns. Our reporter Lois Williams has been looking into how meth is damaging Northland families. Audio
Grandparents say P epidemic is behind most family breakdowns
A group set up to help grandparents who are looking after grandchilden say the country's P epidemic is behind almost all family breakdowns. Audio
Insight: On a Bender - Meth Use Out of Control?
Methamphetamine is cheaper and easier to get hold of than ever before. Our police reporter, Carla Penman, asks authorities and gang members about who is to blame for the problem escalating. She also… Audio
Gangs begging government for help with their own P crisis
Gangs are approaching police and the government to help them deal with their own members who are hooked on methamphetamine, and out of control. Audio
Minister urges police, gangs to work together on P
The Police Minister is urging gangs to work with police to solve New Zealand's methamphetamine problem.
Late Edition for 24 April 2017
P is for public health, but there's not enough public health focussed on P, The Queen of Riverside Castle and in Dateline Pacific a mysterious property boom in Palau. Audio
Seven men get long jail terms for involvement in drug ring
The men have been given hefty jail terms for their involvement in a sophisticated drug ring that made and supplied methamphetamine. Audio
Head Hunters gang members sentenced for P ring
A Head Hunters gang leader who was the architect of a drug ring has been jailed for at least eight years and four months.
Mother's meth warning: 'It took four years to find out what was happening to my son'
Drug support groups say the government needs to fund public health advertising for P, as it does with tobacco and alcohol, to warn people of the dangers. Audio
Tauranga community suffering from P
Tommy Kapai Wilson talks about the devastating effects of methamphetamine in his community. Audio
Six arrested after major Wellington meth bust
Ten firearms, $400,000 in cash and $1.8m worth of assets have been seized by Wellington police after they busted a major methamphetamine ring in the district.